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HELP ME OUT PLEASE!!!!!!!

What is the solution to the system? ​

HELP ME OUT PLEASE!!!!!!! What is the solution to the system? ​-example-1
User Tillerstarr
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Answer:

(-7, 5) is correct.

Explanation:


2x + 3y = 1


- 2x - y = 9

Add these two equations, and then solve for y.


2y = 10


y = 5

Substitute this value of y into 2x + 3y = 1, and solve for x.


2x + 3(5) = 1


2x + 15 = 1


2x = - 14


x = - 7

So (-7, 5) is the correct solution.

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