SOLUTION: 2x+5y=9 4x-7y=-16

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Question 332044: 2x+5y=9
4x-7y=-16

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2x+5y=9
4x-7y=-16


-4x-10y=-18
4x-7y=-16


-17y=-34
y=2

4x-7y=-16
4x-7(2)=-16
4x-14=-16
4x=-2
x=-1/2

Answers: x=-1/2, y=2

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