Answer:
x= -71
y= 35
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this problem you have to creat two different equations.
The first would just be the sum of the two numbers. Since they are two different numbers you will need to pick two different variables to represent them. I chose x & y.
x+y= -36
Your second equation is based off of the second sentence. It tells you that one of your numbers(I'm going to use y) needs to be subtracted by 106 in order to equal the other number (x).
x= y-106 This is how you'd write it out. Since we have one variable by itself we can use substitution to solve for y. This means you take everything (in the second equation only) on the right side of the equal side of the equal sign adn plug it in for x in your first equation.
(y-106)+y= -36 Now solve for y by adding your like terms together. The parenthesis are only there to show you what I replaced x with.
2y-106= -36 Now add the 106 over to the other side.
+106 +106
2y=70 Finally divide by 2 to get what y equals.
y=35
To find x all you do is plug 35 into one of your equations. I'm goignto use the first one to save time.
x+35= -36 Subtract the 35 over and you'll have x.
x= -71.
