Solve the following system of equations. Express your answer as an ordered pair in the format (a,b), with no spaces between the numbers or symbols.

2x+7y=-7
-4x-3y=-19

What would the answer be? please help!

Question

Solve the following system of equations. Express your answer as an ordered pair in the format (a,b), with no spaces between the numbers or symbols.

2x+7y=-7
-4x-3y=-19

What would the answer be? please help!

anonymous · Answer

how would i start to solve this? im not too sure

anonymous · Answer

(7,-3)

anonymous · Answer

multiply equation 1 with 2 on both sides and add to equation1
this eliminates x and you get the value of y
substitute that value in any of the equations to get x

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much @giligails :)