SOLUTION: Solve by the elimination method. 5x+3y=-11 7x-2y=17 I did a solution to this one and would love to know if I did it correctly. Thanks in advance. Ok, I think I may hav

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Question 244694: Solve by the elimination method.
5x+3y=-11
7x-2y=17
I did a solution to this one and would love to know if I did it correctly. Thanks in advance.
Ok, I think I may have puzzled through it. Let me see here.
I am gonna start from the very beginning but with the CORRECT signs on all of the numbers, a mistake that I made when I originally typed this question.
5x+3y=-11
7x-2y=17
2(5x)+2(3y)=2(-11)
3(7x)-3(2y=3(17)
10x+6y=-22
21x-6y=51
31x=29
x=29/31
Is this correct so far?
5(29/31)+3y=-11
145/31+3y=-11
3y=-11-145/31...am I on the right track?
31(-11)-145
-486/31
-486/3=-162
y=-162/31
Ok, hopefully this is correct.
I am sorry for taking up so much of your time, and I want you to know that I REALLY appreciate you trying to help me through this. I really feel like I am a lost cause at this point though.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are correct. The answers are and . There are many ways to verify your answer, but if you enter the expression "5x+3y=-11,7x-2y=17" (without quotes) into Wolfram Alpha, you will get the same answer. Check out this link to see what I'm talking about.