What is the value of the x variable in the solution to the following system of equations?
3x + 2y = 6
2x + 3y = −1

A)−4

B) 4

C)−3

D) 3

Question

What is the value of the x variable in the solution to the following system of equations?
3x + 2y = 6
2x + 3y = −1 

A)−4 

B) 4 

 C)−3 

D) 3

texaschic101 · Answer

3x + 2y = 6 -->(-3)
2x + 3y = -1 -->(2)
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-9x - 6y = -18 (result of multiplying by -3)
4x + 6y = -2 (result of multiplying by 2)
-----------------add
-5x = - 20
x = 4

texaschic101 · Answer

any questions ? By the way, this is the elimination method. I eliminated the y's to solve for x.

anonymous · Answer

@texaschic101  Nope i'm good. thank you very much

texaschic101 · Answer

your very welcome :)