SOLUTION: Can someone help me solve this? Solve the system by the elimination method. First simplify equations, and clear it of fractions. x/3+3y/4=-3 x/3-y/4=5

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Question 791147: Can someone help me solve this?
Solve the system by the elimination method. First simplify equations, and clear it of fractions.
x/3+3y/4=-3
x/3-y/4=5
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Multiply one of the equations by -12 and the other by 12. Given correct arithmetic, the way forward should be obvious from there.

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