SOLUTION: Select the best possible first step to solving the system by first eliminating the x variable 3x + 5y = 1 2x + 4y = –4

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Question 583539: Select the best possible first step to solving the system by first eliminating the x variable
3x + 5y = 1
2x + 4y = –4
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Select the best possible first step to solving the system by first eliminating the x variable
3x + 5y = 1
2x + 4y = –4
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"best possible" can be a matter of opinion.
I would multiply the 2nd equation by 1.5 --> 3x + 6y = -6