Answer:
(x, y) = (-2, -3)
WORK:
2x + 4y = -16 =
-2x + 2y = -2 =
(^ the two’s cancel out) =
6y = -18 =
(^ you need to divide 6 on both sides to get just y) =
6y/6 = -18/6 =
(^ the six’s cancel out) =
y = -3 =
(^ now you have to plug this in to get x) =
2x + 4(-3) = -16 =
2x - 12 = -16 =
(^ you need to add 12 on both sides to get rid of it on the left side to add it to -16 on the right side) =
2x = -4 =
2x/2 = -4/2 =
(^ now you divide 2 on both sides again to get just y, and they will cancel out) =
x = -2 =
THEREFORE YOU GET (-2, -3)
