text: what would be the answer to this system 3x - 5y= 6 6x + 2y = -24?   3x - 5y = 6 so 3x = 6+5y and x= (6+5y)/3 now 6x + 2y= 6 *[(6+5y)/3] + 2y = 2*(6+5y) + 2y= 12 + 10y + 2y= 12+12y = -24 12 (1+y) = -24 1+y= -2 y= -2-1=-3 now x= (6+5y)/3= (6+ (-15))/3=-9/3=-3 the solution is (-3,-3).