SOLUTION: Find the values of x and y that solve the following system of equations: -6x+7y=24 -2x+5y=8 x= y= .

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Question 350671: Find the values of x and y that solve the following system of equations:
-6x+7y=24
-2x+5y=8
x=
y=

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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.-6x%2B7y=24
2.-2x%2B5y=8+
Multiply eq. 2 by (-30 and add to eq. 1,
-6x%2B7y%2B6x-15y=24-24
-8y=0
highlight%28y=0%29
Then use either equation to solve for x.
-2x%2B0=8
highlight%28x=-4%29