SOLUTION: How do you solve this? 3x+6y=-3 -2x-5y=4

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Question 224274: How do you solve this?
3x+6y=-3
-2x-5y=4
Answer by drj(1380)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you solve this?

3x+6y=-3
-2x-5y=4

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION
Solve:
We'll use substitution. After moving 6*y to the right, we get:
, or . Substitute that
into another equation:
and simplify: So, we know that y=-2. Since , x=3.

Answer: .



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