SOLUTION: ×-5y=2 -2×+7y=-10

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Question 911486: ×-5y=2
-2×+7y=-10
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the first equation by 2 and add to the second.
2x-10y-2x%2B7y=4%2B10
-3y=14
y=-14%2F3
Then,
x-5%28-14%2F3%29=2
x=-70%2F3%2B6%2F3
x=-64%2F3