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Solve the system of equations x-y=-14 and 5x+7y=-10 by combining the equations.

Solve the system of equations x-y=-14 and 5x+7y=-10 by combining the equations.-example-1

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Answer:

x+y=-4

Explanation:

you need to solve this using elimination!

add both equations to each other:

x-y=-14

5x+7y=-10

the answer would be

6x+6y=-24

to go further,

it would be....

x+y=-4

because you can divide both sides by 6

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