SOLUTION: how do you do this equation by elimination? y=3x+17 y=-2x-8

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Question 564320: how do you do this equation by elimination?
y=3x+17
y=-2x-8

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how do you do this equation by elimination?
y= 3x+17
y=-2x-8
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