Please help

[josh123]

Solve the system:
3x - 4y = 6
2x - 6y = 3


I just can't get this! Please help. Thanks Josh.

 

[stapel]

What method are you supposed to be using to solve this?

How far have you gotten?

Thank you.

Eliz.

 

[josh123]

would it be (24/13. -3/26)

 

[stapel]

To check the solution to any "solving" problem, plug it back into the original exercise. In this case:

. . . . .3(24/13) - 4(-3/26) ?=? 6
. . . . .72/13 + 6/13 ?=? 6
. . . . .78/13 ?=? 6
. . . . .6 = 6

. . . . .2(24/13) - 6(-3/26) ?=? 3
. . . . .48/13 + 9/13 ?=? 3
. . . . .57/13 ?=? 3
. . . . .4.3846... ?=? 3

Since the solution doesn't work in the second equation, it would not appear to solve the system.

Please reply showing your steps. Thank you.

Eliz.

 

[josh123]

it is (12/5, 3/10) it ends up equallying 6 and 3 thanks stapel!