Question

To solve this system, you could do the following steps:

3x+4y=48

6x+2y=60
1. Choose the best method to solve by looking at the way the equations are set up for you: elimination, substitution or graphing.
2. Using the best method, how could you get the x variables to cancel out?
divide the top equation by 4, multiply the bottom equation by x 2. divide the bottom equation by 2, multiply the top equation by x -2
3. After you complete step 2, what would your top equation be? Response area
x+2y=46, -6x+4y=96, 3x+y=30-6x-8y=-96

4. Line them up and add the equations together to get this equation. Response area
-6y=-36, 8y=96, -8y=-96, 6y=-96

5. Solve for y. Response area
y=-12, y=6, y=18

6. Solve for x. Response area
x=8, x=6, x=-3

Answer 1

When you line up and add the equations, you would get -3y = -48.
this was not one of the options

Answer 2

4. Line them up and add the equations together to get this equation. Response area
-6y=-36
8y=96
-8y=-96,
6y=-96
and again these are the only options for step 4

Answer 3

Apologies for the confusion. Let's try to align and add the equations again.
When you line up and add the equations, you would get:

3x + 4y = 48
+ (-6x - 2y = -60)
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-3x + 2y = -12

So the correct equation after adding them together is -3x + 2y = -12.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.
yes this equation is not an option.
its either. -6y=-36, 8y=96, -8y=-96, 6y=-96