Question

−9x+y= \,\,71 71 -x-y= −x−y= \,\,-1 −1 \mathbf{Add}\text{ to eliminate }\mathbf{y.}Add to eliminate y. \mathbf{Subtract}\text{ to eliminate }\mathbf{x.}Subtract to eliminate x. \mathbf{Subtract}\text{ to eliminate }\mathbf{y.}Subtract to eliminate y. \mathbf{Add}\text{ to eliminate }\mathbf{x.}Add to eliminate x.

Answer 1

Add to eliminate y.

Explanation:

Given the equations

-9x + y = 71.... 1

-x - y = -1 .... 2

Using elimination method we can eliminate y first since they have the same coefficient.

To do that we will need to add up both equations. We are adding because the coefficient of y in both equations has different signs. If they have the same sign, we would have subtracted.

Hence the correct option in this case is to add to eliminate y.