SOLUTION: Solving a system by elimination: {(x-1)/2 + (y+2)/3 = 4 {x - 2y = 5

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Question 988610: Solving a system by elimination:
{(x-1)/2 + (y+2)/3 = 4
{x - 2y = 5
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{(x-1)/2 + (y+2)/3 = 4
{x - 2y = 5
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3(x-1) + 2(y+2) = 24 Eqn 1 times 6
x - 2y = 5
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3x + 2y = 23
x - 2y = 5
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Add
4x = 28
etc