SOLUTION: 4x=-3y-54 X=2y+3

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Question 725721: 4x=-3y-54
X=2y+3
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4x=-3y-54
X=2y+3 REPLACE X IN THE FIRST EQUATION & SOLVE FOR Y.
4(2Y+3)=-3Y-54
8Y+12=-3Y-54
8Y+3Y=-54-12
11Y=-66
Y=-66/11
Y=-6 ANS.
X=2(-6)+3
X=-12+3
X=-9 ANS.
PROOF:
4(-9)=-3(-6)-54
-36=18-54
-36=-36