What is the value of y in the solution to the following system of equations?
2x + y = -3
5x + 3y = -10

Question

What is the value of y in the solution to the following system of equations?
2x + y = -3
5x + 3y = -10

stefrheart · Answer

ok so first you need to make the x equal to each other

stefrheart · Answer

try multiplying the top equation by 5

stefrheart · Answer

do you understand?

cwrw238 · Answer

you could multiply the top equation by 5 and the second equation by -2

to make the terms in x = 10x and -10x 
then adding would eliminate x and you can then find y

cwrw238 · Answer

remember when you multiply an equation you have to multiply every term

anonymous · Answer

????

stefrheart · Answer

what you need o do is multiply the top and bottom

stefrheart · Answer

on the top you need to multiply it by 5 and the bottom by 2 after that tell me

jhonyy9 · Answer

you dont understand it ?

jhonyy9 · Answer

2x+y= -3          *5
5x+3y= -10      *(-2)
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10x+5y= -15
-10x -6y = 20
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  0    - y = 5

      y = - 5

jhonyy9 · Answer

hope you understand it now