Step-by-step explanation:
-28÷4=2
-7=2
= -7-2
= -9 is the correct answer..
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Notice that in the second equation, the coefficient of 
is 
times greater than in the first. Therefore, by making the coefficient of 
in the second equation times greater than in the first, it's impossible to only isolate one variable.
Therefore, when 
, there are no solutions to this system.
Answer:
2a +5
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
-4 3 15 -14
--- *--- * --- *------
5 7 16 9
Rewriting
-4 3 5*3 -7*2
--- *--- * --- *------
5 7 4*4 3*3
Canceling like terms
-1 1 1*1 -1*2
--- *--- * --- *------
1 1 1*4 1*1
This leaves
2
---
4
1/2
