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Choose a method that can be used to solve this system of equations by elimination.

2x - 2y = 24
4x + 7y = -40

1. Subtract 2x from both equations and solve the first equation for y.

2. Multiply the first equation by -2 and add the second equation.

3. Add the first equation to the second equation and subtract 6x from both sides of the equation.

4. Subtract 7y from the second equation and add the first equation.

Which one of these steps is the correct way of solving by elimination?

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Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

if we multiply the first equation by neg 2, the 4x's cancel out.

The method that should be selected is

2. Multiply the first equation by -2 and add the second equation.

Elimination method:

In the elimination method, we can either add or subtract the equations to get an equation in one variable. At the time When the coefficients of one variable are opposites, so we can add the equations to eliminate a variable and when the coefficients of one variable are equal we can subtract the equations to eliminate a variable.

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