SOLUTION: Enter the answer as an ordered pair. 3x + 4y = 24 6x - 1y = 21

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Question 251002: Enter the answer as an ordered pair.
3x + 4y = 24
6x - 1y = 21
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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multiply 3x + 4y = 24 by 2
and subtract that equation from the other equation 6x - 1y = 21
that will eliminate x
solve for y
then take the solved y and plug it into any of the three equations
to get x