SOLUTION: One integer is added to another gives the sum of 2. The bigger integer subtracted by the smaller one gives the difference of -14... What could the two integers be?

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Question 995986: One integer is added to another gives the sum of 2. The bigger integer subtracted by the smaller one gives the difference of -14... What could the two integers be?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + y = 2
y - x = -14

Add both equations to get 2y = -12, so x = 8 and y = -6.