SOLUTION: What is -4x+10y=26 -x+5y=14 Elimination method

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Question 672030: What is
-4x+10y=26
-x+5y=14
Elimination method
Answer by jerryguo41(197) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4x%2B10y=26
-x%2B5y=14
Multiply by -4
-4%28-x%2B5y%29=%28-4%2914
Eliminate
4x-20y=-56
-4x%2B10y=26
=>
-10y=-30
Simplify
y=3
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Plug in
-x%2B5y=14
-x%2B5%283%29=14
Simplify
-x%2B15=14
-x=-1
x=1