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How to solve through elimination the following 2m=-4n-4 and 3m+5n=-3

How to solve through elimination the following 2m=-4n-4 and 3m+5n=-3
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How to solve through elimination the following 2m=-4n-4 and 3m+5n=-3

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2m=-4n-4 \ \ \ |* (-3) \\ 3m+5n=-3 \ \ \ |* 2 \\ \\ -6m=12n+12 \\ \underline{6m+10n=-6} \ \ \ |\hbox{add the sides of the equations} \\ 10n=12n+12-6 \\ 10n=12n+6 \ \ \ |-12n \\ -2n=6 \ \ \ |/ (-2) \\ n=-3 \\ \\ 2m=-4n-4 \\ 2m=-4 * (-3)-4 \\ 2m=12-4 \\ 2m=8 \ \ \ |/ 2 \\ m=4 \\ \\ (m,n)=(4,-3)
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