Question

Can someone help me solve this system using elimination?
3x+2y=-17
x-3y=9

Answer 1

Okay so what you want to do is combine the two equations into one long equation.

So it looks like this: 3x+2y+x-3y= -17 + 9

From there, you want to combine like terms: \[3x+x+2y-3y = -17 + 9\]

Finally, add/subtract the terms to reach your final answer: \[5x-y=8\]

So \[5x-y=8\] is your final solution!