SOLUTION: 7x+y=50 8x+9y=10

Algebra.Com
Question 204137: 7x+y=50
8x+9y=10

Answer by RAY100(1637)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1) 7x +y =50,,,,,y=(50-7x)
(2) 8x +9y =10
.
subst (1) in (2)
.
8x +9(50-7x) = 10
8x +450 -63x =10
-55x =-440
x=8
.
Subst in (1),,,y=50-7(8),,,,,y= -6
.
check,,,(1) 7(8)+(-6) = 50,,,,ok
(2) 8(8) +9(-6) = 10,,,,,ok

RELATED QUESTIONS

7X + 3Y = 14 , 5X + 9Y = 10 4X + Y = 16 , 2X + 3Y = 24 12X + Y = 25 , 8X... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
7x=35... (answered by macston)
Solve by substitution method 7x+6y=-10... (answered by mananth)
solve for x and y using substitution or addition method 8x+7y=-4... (answered by MathLover1)
8x+9y=24 -8x+y=56 solve (answered by ewatrrr)
solve by the substitution method. What is the solution of the system? 7x-9y=41... (answered by Fombitz)
what are the x,y,z coordinates of -7x-8y+2z=-6... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
Find horizontal asymptote of graph... (answered by solver91311)
8x^6-7x^3y^3-y^6 (answered by jim_thompson5910)