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A budget analyst is solving the system of equations $3x - 2y = -2and \5x - 6y = 10tocomparethecostsoftwodifferentservicecontracts.TrueorFalse:Toeliminatetheto compare the costs of two different service contracts. True or False: To eliminate they−variableusingtheeliminationmethodforthissystem,multiplyingthefirstequationby-variable using the elimination method for this system, multiplying the first equation by -3resultsinaresults in ay−coefficientof-coefficient of +6,whichistheoppositeofthe, which is the opposite of the y$-coefficient in the second equation.

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