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Example 5.35 from Elementary Algebra, 5.4 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations
Solve Applications with Systems of Equations: example 5.35
Translate to a system of equations:
The sum of two numbers is negative fourteen. One number is four less than the other. Find the numbers.
Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.
Solution
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The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.
Translate to a system of equations:
The sum of two numbers is negative twenty-three. One number is 7 less than the other. Find the numbers.
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