SOLUTION: solve by elimination method 6x-y=3 x+2y=7

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Question 373881: solve by elimination method
6x-y=3
x+2y=7

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply the top eqn by 2, with the purpose of eliminating y: 12x - 2y = 6. Add corresponding sides with the bottom equation, to get 13x = 13, or x = 1. Now, 6*1 - y = 3, or -y = 3-6 = -3, or y = 3.

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