How do you solve the system of equations $-4x + 3y = - 33$ and $5x + 2y = 24$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-23T19:12:13

$x=6$ and $y=-3$

$5*(-4x+3y)+4*(5x+2y)=5*(-33)+4*24$

$-20x+15y+20x+8y=-165+96$

$23y=-69$ or $y=-3$

So,

$-4x+3*(-3)=-33$

$-4x-9=-33$

$-4x=-24$ , thus $x=(-24)/(-4)=6$

How do you solve the system of equations -4x + 3y = - 33-4x + 3y = - 33 and 5x + 2y = 245x + 2y = 24?