Question

What two numbers add up to 1 and when you subtract them they equal -5?

Answer 1

a=-2 and b = 3

Explanation:

a+b=1  ---(1)

and a-b=-5 ---(2)

on adding (1) and (2):

2a=-4

=> a=-2

Further a+b=1

=> b=1-(-2)= 3

=> b=3