SOLUTION: 3x-4y=44 2x+7y=-48

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Question 898180: 3x-4y=44
2x+7y=-48
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the first equation by 7 and the second by 4 and add them together.
21x-28y%2B8x%2B28y=308-192
29x=116
x=4
Then use either equation to solve for y.
3%284%29-4y=44
12-4y=44
-4y=32
y=-8