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Maria wants to solve the following system using the elimination method: 4x + 9y = 59 x + y = 17 What number should the equation x + y = 17 be multiplied by to eliminate y? 4 −4 9 −9
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Maria wants to solve the following system using the elimination method:

4x + 9y = 59
x + y = 17

What number should the equation x + y = 17 be multiplied by to eliminate y?
4
−4
9
−9

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Answer: The answer is -9!

Explanation:

User Karoly Horvath
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If you eliminate the equations by using addition, the answer would be -9.
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