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What is the correct ordered pair

What is the correct ordered pair-example-1
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Answer:

D. (4, -3)

Explanation:

You only need to find the value of y to select the correct answer, so if we're going to solve this system by elimination, we should choose to eliminate the x-variable.

We can subtract 3 times the first equation from 7 times the second to eliminate x. Those multipliers will give x-terms that will cancel.

3(7x +8y) -7(3x +2y) = 3(4) -7(6)

21x +24y -21x -14y = 12 -42 . . . . . eliminate parentheses

10y = -30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .collect terms

y = -3 . . . . matches choice D

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