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2x+y = -7
-4x -5y =23

User Aleksei Poliakov
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Answer:

x = -2

y = -3

Explanation:

If it is a simultaneous equation.

2x+y = -7-----equation 1

-4x -5y =23-----equation 2

5(2x+y = -7)

-4x -5y =23

10x+5y = -35

-4x -5y =23 +5y cancel -5y

10x= -35

-4x=23

6x = -12

x = -2

Solving for Y

Substitute the value of x in equation one or two.

equation two = -4x -5y =23

-4x -5y =23

-4(-2) -5y =23

8-5y=23

-5y = 23-8

-5y = 15

y = -3

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