Answer:
B. divide both sides of the bottom equation by 2
Step-by-step explanation
If opposite means additive inverse, then none of the answers is correct
The given system of equations is
4x+2y=4
12x+y=22
The coefficient of y in the top equation is 2 and the coefficient of y in the bottom equation is 1.
One way to make the coefficient of y have opposite sign is to multiply the bottom equation by -2 to get:
4x+2y=4
-24x-2y=-44
Or we divide the top equation by -2
-2x-y=-2
12x+y=22
If opposite means, multiplicative inverse, then dividing through both sides of the bottom equation by 2 gives:
4x +2y=4
6x + ½y=11
Hence the second choice is correct.
