How do you solve $-3x+5y=-10$ and $-3x+6y=-12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-14T14:32:05

$x=20/3$ and $y=2$

Take equation $-3x+6y=-12$ and subtract $-3x+5y=-10$

$-3x + 6y = -12$
$-3x + 5y = -10$

$0x + y = 2 => y=2$

put $y=2$ into the first equation

$=> -3x + 5 xx 2 = -10$

$-3x+10=-10$

$-3x=-20$

$x=20/3$

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