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A project coordinator is solving the system of equations {x+12y=6,32x+23y=172}\{x + \frac{1}{2}y = 6, \frac{3}{2}x + \frac{2}{3}y = \frac{17}{2}\} to manage labor and materials. After clearing the fractions to obtain the integer-based system {2x+y=12,9x+4y=51}\{2x + y = 12, 9x + 4y = 51\}, the coordinator uses the elimination method. True or False: To eliminate the yy variable, the first equation ($2x + y = 12)shouldbemultipliedby) should be multiplied by -4tocreateoppositecoefficientsforto create opposite coefficients fory$.

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