SOLUTION: 12x-14y= -8 -8x-14y=52

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Question 966904: 12x-14y= -8
-8x-14y=52



Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the second equation by -1.

12x - 14y = -8
8x + 14y = -52

Add to get 20x = -60, so x = -3 and y = -2.