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Algebra.Com's Answer #209504 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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If we multiply both sides of $\"-4x%2By=12\"$ by -8 we then get $\"32x-8y=-96\"$ . Now add this equation to the first equation to get: $\"%289x%2B8y%29%2B%2832x-8y%29=14-96\"$ . Combine like terms to get: $\"41x=-82\"$ . Finally, solve for 'x' by dividing both sides by 41 to get $\"x=-2\"$ . Now use this answer to solve for 'y'. I'll let you do that.\r
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