Note that if we add each side of the 2 equations, y will cancel out:
-12x-y+(17x+y)=6+4
5x=10
x=2
Substituting x=2 in either of the equations, we find the value of y.
Let's use the first equation:
-12x-y=6
-24-y=6
-y=24+6
-y=30, so y=-30.
Thus, the solution is (2, -30)
Answer: C