Plz help!! :
A system of equations is shown below:

2x = 5y + 4
3x - 2y = -16

What is the solution to this system of equations?

Question

Plz help!! :
A system of equations is shown below:

2x = 5y + 4
3x - 2y = -16

What is the solution to this system of equations?

anonymous · Answer

A. (-8, -4)
B.  (8, 4)
C.  (-4, -8)
D.  (4, 8)

bee_see · Answer

you just plug in x and y from your choices and see which one works.

bee_see · Answer

if you didn't have the choices, then make the equations look the same and get rid of a variable.

texaschic101 · Answer

2x = 5y + 4
2x - 5y = 4

now we have :
2x - 5y = 4 ---->(3)
3x - 2y = -16 --->(-2)
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6x - 15y = 12 (result of multiplying by 3)
-6x + 4y = 32 (result of multiplying by -2)
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-11y = 44
y = - 4

2x = 5y + 4
2x = 5(-4) + 4
2x = -20 + 4
2x = -16
x = -8

solution is : (-8,-4)

texaschic101 · Answer

do you have any questions at all ?

anonymous · Answer

no thx :)