SOLUTION: What's the solution to -5x+2y=-10 and 3x-6y=-18

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Question 990196: What's the solution to -5x+2y=-10 and 3x-6y=-18
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the first equation by 3 and add to the first to eliminate y.
-15x%2B6y%2B3x-6y=-30-18
-12x=-48
x=-4
Now use either equation to solve for y.