Four times a number minus twice another number is - 16. The sum of the two numbers is - 1. Find the numbers

2 and - 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the numbers be x and y ∴ 4x - 2y = -16 ... Eqn 1

and x+y=-1 ... Eqn 2

this ⇒x=-1-y. Substitute the value of x to be=-1 - y and putting in Eqn 1 yields the following 4 (-1-y) - 2y = -16 0r - 4-4y-2y=-16

⇒-4-6y=-16 0r = -6y=-12 ∴y is 2

⇒ and x is - 3