Treat the matrices on the right side of each equation like you would a constant.
Let 2<em>X</em> + <em>Y</em> = <em>A</em> and 3<em>X</em> - 4<em>Y</em> = <em>B</em>.
Then you can eliminate <em>Y</em> by taking the sum
4<em>A</em> + <em>B</em> = 4 (2<em>X</em> + <em>Y</em>) + (3<em>X</em> - 4<em>Y</em>) = 11<em>X</em>
==> <em>X</em> = (4<em>A</em> + <em>B</em>)/11
Similarly, you can eliminate <em>X</em> by using
-3<em>A</em> + 2<em>B</em> = -3 (2<em>X</em> + <em>Y</em>) + 2 (3<em>X</em> - 4<em>Y</em>) = -11<em>Y</em>
==> <em>Y</em> = (3<em>A</em> - 2<em>B</em>)/11
It follows that

Similarly, you would find

You can solve the second system in the same fashion. You would end up with

The value of x in the expression, x 2 = 9 is 4.5
9 divided by 2 = 4.5
<span>No, she did not use the distributive property correctly.</span>
Since $12,000 would be her whole current salary, I would just divide $84,000 by $12,000 because i know 12 can go into 84 evenly.
84,000 ÷ 12,000 = 7
Since it goes in to 84,000 evenly by 7 times, the raise would be 700%.