Question

Solve 2x + 5y = −13 3x − 4y = −8

Answer 1

If you would like to solve 2x + 5y = -13 and 3x - 4y = -8, you can do this using the following steps:

2x + 5y = -13       /*4
3x - 4y = -8         /*5
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8x + 20y = -52
15x - 20y = -40
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8x + 15x + 20y - 20y = -52 - 40
23x = -92
x = -92 / 23
x = -4

3x - 4y = -8 
3 * (-4) - 4y = -8
-12 - 4y = -8
12 + 4y = 8
4y = 8 -12
4y = -4
y = -1

The correct result would be x = -4 and y = -1.