3x+2y=4 -x+3y=-5

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Multiply eqn 2 by 3 and to eqn 1: 11y=-11, so y=-1.

Now substitute y=-1 into either equation: 3x-2=4, 3x=6, so x=2; or -x-3=-5, x=5-3=2.
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