SOLUTION: One integer added to another integer gives a sum of -9. When the smaller integer is subtracted from the greater integer, the difference is 1. What could the two integers be?

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Question 844559: One integer added to another integer gives a sum of -9. When the smaller integer is subtracted from the greater integer, the difference is 1. What could the two integers be?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + y = -9
x - y = 1

Add both equations to get 2x = -8 ---> x = -4.

-4 + y = -9
y = -5

The integers are (x, y) = (-4, -5).