Question

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For the three-part question that follows, provide your answer to each question in the given workspace. Identify each part with a coordinating response. Be sure to clearly label each part of your response as Part A, Part B, and Part C.

Solve the system of equations below using elimination.
4x + 4y = -37
2x + 5y = -17
Part A: What is the x-value?
Part B: What is the y-value?
Part C: In one paragraph, using your own words, explain the work you did to find the answers to parts A and B.

Answer 1

Explanation:

4x + 4y = -37

2x + 5y = -17

we are told to use elimination , instead of substitution,

meaning get rid of the x or y in one of the equations.

Part C : let's multiply (2x + 5y = -17 ) * (-2) so we get

-4x - 10y = 34 , then add

4x + 4y = -37

0x -6y = -3 now we have only one variable , y

because both sides have a minus sign, we can just drop it

6y = 3 ( divide both sides by 6)

y = 3/6

Part B : y = 1/2 we now know y

plug in the y value into 1st equation.

4x + 4(1/2) = -37

now solve for x

4x + 2 = -37

4x = -39

Part A : x = - 39/4