sorry this was all that was given. you have to choose one ore the other

Question

To solve this system, you could do the following steps:
3x+4y=48

6x+2y=60
Choose the best method to solve by looking at the way the equations are set up for you:
Using the best method, how could you get the x variables to cancel out?
. After you complete step 2, what would your top equation be? Response area
Line them up and add the equations together to get this equation.
. Solve for y.
. Solve for x.
all the possible solutions:
choose a method:
substitution, graphing, elimination

Operation to get the x variables to cancel
divide the bottom equation by 2
multiply the bottom equation by x2
mulitply the top equation by x-2
divide the top equation by 4

simplified top equation
-6x+4y=96
x+2y=46
-6x-8y=-96
3x+7=30

after adding the equations
8y-96
-6y=-36
6y=-96
-8y=-96

solve for x and y
y=-12
x=6
y=18
x=-3

Answer 1

The best method to solve this system is elimination.

To get the x variables to cancel out, you would multiply the top equation by -2.

After completing step 2, the top equation would be -6x+4y=96.

After adding the equations together, you would get -6y=36.

Solving for y, you would find y=-6.

Finally, solving for x, you would substitute the value of y into one of the original equations. Using the first equation, you would get 3x+4(-6)=48. Simplifying, you would get 3x-24=48. Solving for x, you would get x=24/3=8.

Therefore, the solution to the system of equations is x=8 and y=-6.