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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If you wanted to eliminate the y variable by adding the two equations in the following system, what could be your first step? x − y = 6 4x − 3y = 12 Add the two equations together Multiply the first equation by −4 Multiply the first equation by 3 Multiply the first equation by −3

OpenStudy (goformit100):

Multiply the first equation by −4

Parth (parthkohli):

No, no, goformit.

Parth (parthkohli):

That's not the correct answer.

OpenStudy (goformit100):

@ParthKohli then?

Parth (parthkohli):

You'd want to convert \(-y \) in the first equation to get \(+3y\). How would you do that?

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