SOLUTION: 3a-b=5 a=3/4b the answer is (3,4) and i don't understand why

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Question 567770: 3a-b=5
a=3/4b
the answer is (3,4) and i don't understand why

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the first equation


Plug in . In other words, replace 'a' with


Multiply


Combine like terms


Multiply both sides by 4.


Multiply


Divide both sides by 5 to isolate b.


Divide


Now that we know that b = 4, we can use this to find 'a'

Move onto the second equation


Plug in b = 4 (ie replace b with 4)


Multiply


Reduce


So the solutions are a = 3 and b = 4 giving us the ordered pair (3, 4)

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