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Solve the system using elimination.
5x + 3y = − 8
7x + 2y = − 20

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your answer should be (-4,4). You would multiply the top row by 2 and the bottom one by -3 to get the y’s the same (both would be 6y) then from there solve for x. once you have x plug in for y.
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