Question

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

Answer 1

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.