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3y + 6x = 4
6y + 3x =-6
multiply the 2nd equation by 2, subtract the 1st equation
12y + 6x = -12
3y + 6x = 4
------------------subtraction eliminates x, find y
9y + 0 = -16
y = -16/9
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Find x using the 1st equation
3() + 6x = 4 + 6x = 4
6x = 4 +
6x =
x = *
x =
reduces to:
x =
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Kind of a pain when they don't have integer solutions, a good dose of "student torment" in this one
