SOLUTION: How do you solve the systems 4x–7y=-8 and –3x+4y=6 by elimination

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Question 1016529: How do you solve the systems 4x–7y=-8 and –3x+4y=6 by elimination
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4x–7y=-8
–3x+4y=6
Multiple first equation by 3 and second by 4
12x-21y=-24
-12x+16y=24
-5y=0
y=0
x=-2