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Solve the following system of linear equations by either the substitution or linear combination (elimination) method. SHOW ALL WORK and write your solution as a coordinate pair.

4x + 3y = 12
-2x - 5y = 1

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4x + 3y = 12
-2x - 5y = 1
multiply bottom by 2
4x + 3y = 12
-4x - 10y = 2
add both equations
-7y = 14
divide by 7
y = -2
plug into first equation
4x + 3(-2) = 12
solve for x
4x = 18
x = 4.5