The sum of twice a number and six times a second number is 14. The difference of the second number from the first is -5. What are the numbers?

Question

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Answer 1

2x+6y=14

x-y=-5

x=y-5

substitute

2(y-5)+6y=14

2y-10+6y=14

8y-10=14

8y=10+14

8y=24

y=3

x=3-5

x=-2

-2 and 3 are the numbers