SOLUTION: Solve by the addition method 5x-2y= -1 7y= 24 -3x This is what I have tried: I rearrange the problem Ax=By=C 5x-2y=-1 multiply by 3 15x+6y=-3 -3x+7y=24 multiply by

Question 270665: Solve by the addition method
5x-2y= -1
7y= 24 -3x

This is what I have tried:
I rearrange the problem
Ax=By=C
5x-2y=-1 multiply by 3 15x+6y=-3
-3x+7y=24 multiply by 5 -15x+35y=120
= 41y =117
divide both sides by 41
y=117/41

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