SOLUTION: 3x-7y=24 -5x+4y=-40 Solve the following system by using the elimination method

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Question 321373: 3x-7y=24
-5x+4y=-40
Solve the following system by using the elimination method
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3x-7y=24
-5x+4y=-40
Solve the following system by using the elimination method
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Multiply the 1st eqn by 5 and the 2nd by 3.
Adding them will eliminate the x terms. Solve for y.