SOLUTION: Solve the system of equations and give your answer in an ordered pair: -2y-x=-2 -x-4y=-6

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Question 306353: Solve the system of equations and give your answer in an ordered pair:
-2y-x=-2
-x-4y=-6
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.-2y-x=-2
2.-x-4y=-6
Multiply eq. 2 by -1 and add to eq. 1,
-2y-x%2Bx%2B4y=-2%2B6
2y=4
y=2
Then from eq. 2,
-x-4y=-6
-x-4%282%29=-6
-x-8=-6
-x=2
x=-2
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