They are correspondent but we’re missing a little bit of the answer, it’s one of the first 2 though. A or B, can’t tell though.
Well lets assume that NO = NP. If this is the case then 17 = 5x - 6. We then want to solve for x. So add 6 to each side, this equals 23 = 5x. I do not know if it is suppose to be a decimal, but I will do it anyway. Divide 23 by 5 which is 4.6. So x = 4.6. Now plug this into x. So NO = 17 and NP = 17. This is the only way I see possible to solve this problem. Let me know if it was correct please.
Start by getting one of the equations in terms of one variable, in this case lets put the first equation in terms of y
2x+y=3 ---> y=3-2x
now we plug that into the second equation
5x-2y=12 ---> 5x-2(3-2x)=12
we can then multiply and simplify
5x-2(3-2x)=12 ---> 5x-6+4x=12 ---> 9x-6=12 ---> 9x=18 ---> x=2
we can now plug x=2 into an equation to solve for y
2(2)+y=3 ---> 4+y=3 ---> y=-1
2(3x + 9) = 8x - 4
6x + 18 = 8x - 4
22 = 2x
11 = x