19.6666667 is what i calculated:)
The denominator must be the same, so just think of the LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE, The LCM here is 8, because you can multiply 4 by 2 to get 8.
so when you multiply, you multiply both on the top and on the bottom, so this would be:
3 x 2 / 4 x 2 = 6 / 8
Now you can add or subtract: 6/8 - 1/8 = 5/8
Its a multiplication by -3 on each term, so I think you're gonna answer is by r=-3, maybe?
Answer:
x = 2, y = -1.
Step-by-step explanation:
2x - 5y = 9
3x + 4y = 2
Multiply first equation by -3 and the second by 2:
-6x + 15y = -27
6x + 8y = 4 Adding the 2 equations:
23y = -23
y = -1.
Now substitute this value for y in the first equation:
2x - 5(-1) = 9
2x = 9 +5(-1)
2x = 9 - 5
2x = 4
x = 2.