Question

X – 10y = 18 -6x – 10y = 32

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

$x - 10y = 18$

$-6x - 10y = 32$

Since both equations have $-10y$, we can subtract the second equation from the first to try and solve for $x$:

$(x - 10y) - (-6x - 10y) = 18 - 32$

$x - 10y + 6x + 10y = -14$

$7x = -14$

$x = -2$

With this, we can plug the value back into the first equation to solve for $y$:

$(-2) - 10y = 18$

$-2 - 10y = 18$

$-10y = 20$

$y = -2$

Therefore, the solution is $x = -2, y = -2$