2x-5y=16 =>10x-25y=80
5x+3y=9 => 10x+6y=18
subtract one from the other: (6-(-25)y=(18-80), 31y=-62, y=-2
plug y=-2 in 2x-5y=16 to find x: 2x+10=16, x=3
12x+y=12*3-2=34
Answer:
<h2>2 and three-fourths </h2>
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the expression 
, the equivalent expression can be gotten as shown;
2 and three-fourth therefore gives the required expression
Answer:
x = -5
y = -5
Step-by-step explanation:
If you multiply the top equation by negative 2, you can add it to the bottom equation and cancel out the x:
-2(-x + 5y = -20) --> 2x - 10y = 40
Add this to the bottom equation top to bottom:
2x - 10y = 40
-2x + 4y = -10
You get:
-6y = 30
Then solve for y:
y = -5
Plug this back in for either equation and solve for x:
-x + 5(-5) = -20
-x -25 = -20
-x = 5
x = -5
Your answers are:
x = -5
y = -5
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