SOLUTION: Symbolize as a system in x and y but do NOT solve it: The sum of one number and half another is negative five. Twelve less than twice the second number yields the first number.

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Question 846900: Symbolize as a system in x and y but do NOT solve it:
The sum of one number and half another is negative five. Twelve less than twice the second number yields the first number.

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