Question 4 • Mathematics 8
Adding the equations cancels the x-terms: (2x − 2x) + (−7y + 11y) = −13 + 1, giving 4y = −12. Thus y = −3, so the x-variable is eliminated and the sum is 4y = −12. The true statements are that x is eliminated, y equals −3, and the sum is 4y = −12.
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