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  • Oct 7, 2010, 07:28 PM
    Beccabonita
    how to solve -6x-4y 3x-y?
  • Oct 8, 2010, 12:22 AM
    Unknown008

    Is that it?



    ?

    And you need to solve for which variable? Y or x? :confused:
  • Oct 10, 2010, 09:43 AM
    lJ.

    Is this multiplication?
  • Nov 4, 2010, 02:10 PM
    Beccabonita
    Comment on Unknown008's post
    No is -6x-4y+3x-y when I solve the problem I have -3x-4y I group together the x and the y
  • Nov 5, 2010, 12:15 AM
    Unknown008

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Beccabonita
    No is -6x-4y+3x-y when I solve the problem I have -3x-4y I group together the x and the y
    Yes but that's not the answer.

    Group the terms in x.

    -6x +3x = -3x

    That's good.

    -4y - y = -5y

    This is what you ought to have.

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