what is the answer to 2x-7y=-11 4x-7y=-1

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7y appears in both equations, so we can write: 7y=2x+11=4x+1. Taking the last pair of expressions, 10=2x, so x=5. Now we substitute x=5 in either equation: 7y=21, y=3.

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