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  • 12-07-2018
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what is the solution to the system of equations ?

4x-5y=-17
x+6y=61

what is the solution to the system of equations 4x5y17 x6y61 class=

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leele1
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  • 12-07-2018

I went ahead and rewrote x+6y=61 to x=-6y+61 to get x by itself.

I then plugged that into to the first equation to get:

4(-6y+61)-5y=-17

I factored to get:

-24y+244-5y=-17

I combined like terms

-29y=-261

I then divided both sides by -29 to get y by itself and I got y=9 which is A.

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