Answer:
9 and 14
Step-by-step explanation:
One number is 5 less than a second number.
a = b - 5
:
Twice the second number is 8 less than 4 times the first.
2b = 4a - 8
replace a with (b-5)
2b = 4(b-5) - 8
2b = 4b - 20 - 8
2b - 4b = -28
-2b = -28
b = 14
then
a = 9