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Result

You entered the following system

4x − 5y = 41
3x − 4y = 32

The solutions are:

x=4
y = −5

Explanation

STEP 1: Multiply each equation by a number that will create opposite coefficients for x.
In this case we will multiply first equation by -3 and the second equation by 4 .
After multiplying we have the following system:

−12x + 15y = −123

12x − 16y = 128

STEP 2: add the two equations together to eliminate x from the system.

−y = 5

STEP 3: find y
y = −5

STEP 4: substitute the value for y into the original equation to solve for x.

4x − 5 (−5) = 41

x=4