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4x-2y=12
-4x-9=54

How can you order a ladder?

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Equations:

4x - 2y = 12
-4x - 9y = 54

Multiple them in both sides

4x - 2y - 4x - 9y = 12 + 54
-2y - 9y = 66
-11y = 66
y= -6

If y= -6 then put y in first or second equation.

I put it in first equation

4x - 2.(-6) = 12
4x + 12 = 12
x= 0

Therefore

(x,y) = (0, -6)
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