Question

Select the best possible first step to solving the system by first eliminating the x variable.

3x + 5y = 1
2x + 4y = -4

Answer 1

Are you given choices?

Answer 2

To solve by elimination, you need to add the equations together and make sure the x terms add up to zero. Since 3x + 2x = 5x, which is not zero, that means you need to multiply each equation by a number, so that the x terms will add to zero.