SOLUTION: 9x + 5y = -43 -9x + y = 67 need the ordered pair

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Question 330016: 9x + 5y = -43
-9x + y = 67
need the ordered pair
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Add the equations to eliminate x.
9x%2B5y-9x%2By=-43%2B67
6y=24
y=4
Now use either equation to solve for x.
-9x%2B4=67
-9x=63
x=-7