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2x-9y=-51
2x-3y=-9

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Subtract the second equation from the first:
(2x−9y) − (2x−3y) = −51 − (−9)
−9y + 3y = −42
−6y = −42 ⇒ y = 7.

Substitute into 2x − 3y = −9:
2x − 3(7) = −9 ⇒ 2x − 21 = −9 ⇒ 2x = 12 ⇒ x = 6.

Solution: x = 6, y = 7.