There are two mystery numbers. the sum of 6 times the first number and 2 times the second number is -8. the sum of 2 times the first number and 8 times the second number is 34. what are the two numbers?

We can find the value of these 2 numbers by setting up 2 equations

x = first number

y = second number

by the what the first sentence in the problem says, we can say that:

6x + 2y = -8

by what the second sentence in the problem says, we can say that:

2x + 8y = 34

now that we have our 2 equations, we can use elimination to get rid of one of the variables. I am going to multiply the second equation by -3, so that we can add the 2 equations together and x will be eliminated.

-3(2x + 8y = 34)

-6x - 24y = -102

now we can add the 2 equations together and solve for y

6x + 2y = -8

-6x -24y = -102

-22y = -110

y= 5

now that we have the value for y, we can plug in 5 for y in either equation and solve for x,

6x + 2y = -8

6x + 2(5) = -8

6x + 10 = -8

6x = -18

x = -3

the two numbers are 5 and -3

hope this helped

4/6 = 2/3

so it should take 3/3 hours per man. so 9 hours is the answer 3*3 =9

step-by-step explanation:

answer 1 : option "c"

answer 2 : option "d"

answer 3 : option "b"

answer 4 : option "d"

answer 5 : option "b"

answer 6 : option "a"

answer 7 : option "c"

answer 8 : option "d"

answer 9 : option "c"

answer 10 : option "d"

answer 11 : option "c"

answer 12 option "b"

answer 13 option "c"

answer 14 option "c"

answer 15 option "d"

answer 16 option "a"

answer 17 option "b"

answer 18 option "c"

answer 19 option "a"

answer 20 option "a"

answer 21 option "c"

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