-7 x -10 y equals -83 4x - 10 y equals 16

SOK asked Apr 8, 2023

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SOK asked Apr 8, 2023

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Answer:

Subtract to eliminate y.

Step by step explanation:

$\begin{gathered} -7x-10y=-83 \\ 4x-10y=16 \end{gathered}$

Since we have the same negative coefficient for y, we can subtract them to eliminate y.

-10-(-10)=0.

Mgnb answered Apr 13, 2023

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