How do you solve $-5x - 4y = -48$ and $-3x + 2y = 2$ using substitution?

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How do you solve $-5x - 4y = -48$ and $-3x + 2y = 2$ using substitution?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-12T18:46:05

$x=4$

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$-5x-4y=-48" (1)"$
$-3x+2y=2 " "2y=2+3x " "color(green)(2*)2y=color(green)(2*)(2+3x)$
$color(red)(4y=4+6x)$
$"use (1)"$
$-5x-color(red)((4+6x))=-48$
$-5x-4-6x=-48$
$-11x=-48+4$
$-11x=-44$
$x=44/11$
$x=4$

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