SOLUTION: Using solving by elimination, what are the possible numbers you could multiply the following system by to eliminate a variable?
{2x-3y=5 }
{-3x+7y=12}
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Question 1082404: Using solving by elimination, what are the possible numbers you could multiply the following system by to eliminate a variable?
{2x-3y=5 }
{-3x+7y=12}
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Using solving by elimination, what are the possible numbers you could multiply the following system by to eliminate a variable?
{2x-3y=5 }
{-3x+7y=12}
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One way is to multiply the first equation by 3 and the 2nd equation by 2:
Adding them together eliminates x:
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Using solving by elimination, what are the possible numbers you could multiply the following system by to eliminate a variable?
{2x-3y=5 }
{-3x+7y=12}
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