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Can someone help me how do you eliminate “x”

Can someone help me how do you eliminate “x”-example-1
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Answer:

Multiply the bottom one by -4

Explanation:

to cancel in a system of equations, there must be a negative and a positive of both variables. - times - equals +, so multiply -x by -4 to get 4x, thus cancelling -4x with 4x.

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