The sum of two numbers is -132. If twice the smaller number is one more than three times the largernumber, what are the two numbers?

Let the smaller number =x

Let the larger number = y

The first sentence states that the sum of the numbers is -132

The second sentence stated that twice the smaller number is one more than the larger number

Solving simultaneously, let's make x the subject of the formula in Eqn 1

Substitute eqn 3 in eqn 2 we will have ,

to find x substitute y=-53 in eqn 3

Therefore,

The numbers are -79 and -53