Solve.If two times the smaller of two numbers is added to five times the larger, the result is eleven. However, if two times the smaller is subtracted from two times the larger, the difference is ten. What are the numbers?

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-2 and 3

Let x = smaller number
 Add: 7y = 21
 y = 3

15 + 2x = 11
2x = -4, x = -2

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