SOLUTION: Will someone please help me with this one.... Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this.

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Question 480315: Will someone please help me with this one....
Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this.
-3x + 6y = -3
-6x + 4y = -10
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3x + 6y = -3
-6x + 4y = -10
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Multiply thru the 1st Equation by 2 to get:
-6x + 12y = -6
-6x + 4y = -10
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Subtract and solve for "y":
8y = 4
y = 1/2
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Solve for "x":
-3x + 6y = -3
-3x + 6(1/2) = -3
-3x + 3 = -3
-3x = -6
x = 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.