SOLUTION: x/4 - y/11 = -9/44 x/6 - y/13 = -1/26

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Question 151416: x/4 - y/11 = -9/44
x/6 - y/13 = -1/26


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x/4 - y/11 = -9/44
x/6 - y/13 = -1/26
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Eliminate the fractions.
11x - 4y = -9 eqn 1 x 44
13x - 6y = -3 eqn 2 x 78
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33x - 12y = -27 x3
26x - 12y = -6 x2
--------------- Subtract 2 from 1
7x = -21
x = -3
---Sub for x
11*(-3) - 4y = -9
-33 -4y = -9
-4y = 24
y = -6