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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the value of y in the solution to the following system of equations? 5x + 3y = -1 6x - 5y = 16

OpenStudy (stefrheart):

okay so you multiply the top one by 6 and the bottom one by 5 which looks like 30x+18y=-6 30x-25y= 80

OpenStudy (stefrheart):

Now you have to subtract the equations which will look like 43y=-86 then solve

OpenStudy (stefrheart):

i got -2

OpenStudy (stefrheart):

understand?

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