Question

To eliminate the y terms and solve for x in the fewest steps, by which constants should the equation need multiplied by before adding the equations together?

Answer 1

A. Multiplied by 2 for the first then for the second multiply by three.

Explanation: the equations already have opposite signs for y so reversing the signs would be counterproductive. (Eliminates B and D) and the easiest way is to get the numbers before the Y variable to be the same. The top by 2 and bottom by 3 would do that, leaving only A.