I am doing solving by elimination for Algebra 1 and I am lost here is the question -2x-3y=-13 -3x-2y=-2 Please help

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I am doing solving by elimination for Algebra 1 and I am lost here is the question

-2x-3y=-13
-3x-2y=-2
Please help

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you have to rearrange into the format y=mx+b.

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-2y=-2+3x
y=1+3/-2x

-2(x)-3(1+3/-2 x ) = -13
-2(x)-3+9/2x+13=0
5/2 x + 10 = 0
5/2 x = -10
x = -4
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-2(-4)-3y=-13
8-3y=-13
-3y=-21
y = 7

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