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2x-3y = 4

x+4y = -9 => x = -9-4y

Substitute x = -9-4y into the top equation:

2(-9-4y)-3y = 4

-18-8y-3y = 4

-8y-3y = 4+18

-11y = 22

Divide both sides by -11 to find the value of y:

y = -2

Substitute the value of y into the original equations to find the value of x:

Therefore: x = -1 and y = -2

Remember that the product of a minus times a minus is equal to a plus when working out the original equations,

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