Yes because you have to show if the slope is positive or negative
X intercept- 3.5
y intercept- 2.5
2x + 4y = 14
4x + y = 20......multiply by -4
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2x + 4y = 14
-16x - 4y = -80 (result of multiplying by -4)
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-14x = -66....as u can see, ur y's cancel out
so ur answer is : 1st answer choice <==
** and just so u know, u could have multiplied the 1st equation by -2, and it would have cancelled out ur x's
Answer:
x = 27
Step-by-step explanation:
To isolate x, we can multiply it by the reciprocal of the fraction (-3/2). We do the same to the -18.
Through cross-multiplication, -18/1 x -3/2 simplifies into -9/1 x -3/1 (because 2 goes into 2 once and 2 goes into -18 -9 times).
-9 x -3 = 27; therefore, x = 27
