Select the best possible first step to solving the system by first eliminating the x variable.


3x + 5y = 1

2x + 4y = −4


Multiply the first equation by 2, and multiply the second equation by 3.

Multiply the first equation by −2, and multiply the second equation by 3.

Multiply the first equation by −2, and multiply the second equation by −3.

None of the above