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Can you please help me solve this?

Solve the system of equations and choose the correct answer from the list of options.

d + e = 1
−d + e = −5

Label the ordered pair as (d, e).
(0, 0)
(3, −2)
(−2, 3)
(−3, 0)

User Mwallisch
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so, i would use the add the two equation method, so add those to get:
2e=-4
e=-2
then plug in e to get d, so d+-2=1
d=3
plug into the other one to make sure
-3+-2=-5
so it would be (3,-2)
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