The difference between two numbers is -38. Two times the smaller number minus five times the larger number is -217. What are the numbers?

• Let x , y be the 2 numbers
  
  x - y = -38
  2y - 5x = -217
  
  x= -38 + y
  
  2y - 5(-38 + y) = -217
  2y + 190 - 5y = -217
  3y = 407
  y = 407/3
  
  
  x - 407/3 = -38
  3x - 407 = -114
  3x = 293
  x=293/3
  
  So
  
  x = 293/3
  y = 407/3
  
  
  
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• let x and y are 2 numbers
  x-y=-38 -----1
  2x-5y=-217
  1*2= 2x-2y=-76
  3y=141
  
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• let x and y are 2 numbers
  x-y=-38 -----1
  2x-5y=-217
  1*2= 2x-2y=-76
  3y=141
  
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)