Use the Statements Below to Write a System of Equations $r$

question 93

Multiple Choice

Use the statements below to write a system of equations. Solve the system by elimination. The sum of twice a number $r$ and a number $s$ is 4. The difference of $r$ and $s$ is 11.

• A) \(r = 6 , s = - 5\)
• B) \(r = 6 , s = 5\)
• C) \(r = 5 , s = 6\)
• D) \(r = 5 , s = - 6\)
• E) \(r = - 5 , s = 6\)

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