document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=400710>Question 400710</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  equations by elimination? -4x-2y=-12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                            4x+8y=-24 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #283641 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><B>sofiyac(983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=sofiyac><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=283641\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> add the two equations and your x terms add to zero, so you get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y=-36 divide each side by 6 and you get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-6 now plug that into either of the equations and solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+8*-6=-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-48=-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(6,-6) </SPAN>\n" );
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