SOLUTION: What is the value of x in the system below? 5x + 6y =-24 2x + 3y = 15

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Question 351546: What is the value of x in the system below?
5x + 6y =-24
2x + 3y = 15

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Multiply eq. 2 by (-1) and add to eq. 1,



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