Answer:
x = -5
y = 3/2
Explanation:
x+2y = -2
4x + 2y = -17
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-4(x+2y = -2)
4x+ 2y = -17
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-4x - 8y = 8
4x + 2y = -17
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-6y = -9
y = 3/2
plug this value back into 1 of the 2 equations in the original problem to solve for x
x+2y=-2
x + 2(3/2) = -2
x + 3 = -2
x = -5