SOLUTION: one integer is 6 less than another integer. the product of the lesser integer and -7 is 42 more than the greater integer. What are the integers?

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Question 957115: one integer is 6 less than another integer. the product of the lesser integer and -7 is 42 more than the greater integer. What are the integers?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = larger integer
y = smaller integer

x = y + 6
-7y = x + 42

Use substitution.

-7y = y + 6 + 42
-7y = y + 48
-8y = 48
y = -6

The integers are x = 0 and y = -6.