SOLUTION: how do you solve 3x-2y=8 -2x+5y=-20

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Question 852176: how do you solve
3x-2y=8
-2x+5y=-20
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply eq. 1 by 2 and eq. 2 by 3 and add them together.
6x-4y-6x%2B15y=16-60
11y=44
y=4
Then use either equation to solve for x.
3x-2%284%29=8
3x-8=8
3x=0
x=0