SOLUTION: -4x+12y=44 12x+4y=188 find x and y

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Question 759599: -4x+12y=44
12x+4y=188
find x and y
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4x+12y=44....1
12x+4y=188....2
Multiply (1) by 3
-12x + 36y = 132 ...3
12x + 4y = 188 ...1
Add (3) + (1)
40y = 320
y = 8
Substitute y = 8 into Eq (1)
-4x + 12y = 44
-4x + 12(8) = 44
-4x + 96 = 44
-4x = 44 - 96
-4x = -52
x = 13
x = 13 y = 8
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