Math
SOlve 4x - 2y = - 18 and - 2x + 2y = 16

Asked by
AnneS2
Last updated by
anonymous
- 2x + 2y = 16
- 2x + 2y+2x = 16+2x
2y=16+2x
2y/2=16/2+2x/2
y=8+x
4x - 2y = - 18
4x - 2(8+x) = - 18
4x - 2(8) (-2)(+x) = - 18
4x-16-2x=-18
2x-16=-18
2x-16+16=-18+16
2x=-2
2x/2=-2/2
x=-1
y=8+x
y=8+-1
y=7