Answer: C
Steps: 4x + y = -4, x + y = 2
Isolate the x for (x + y = 2): x = 2 - y
Plug the value of x into the other equation: 4(2 - y) + y = -4
Simplify: -4y + 8 + y = -4
Combine like variables (letters): -4y + y = -3y
So -3y + 8 = -4
Subtract eight from both sides: -3y + 8 - 8 = -4 - 8
-3y = -12
Divide both sides by negative three: -3y ÷ -3 = -12 ÷ -3
Simplify: y = 4
Plug the value of y into one of the original equations (I'll use x + y = 2):
So x + 4 = 2
Isolate the x variable: x = -2
