SOLUTION: My question is: Use substitution to solve this- y=2x-5 & 3y-x=5 i tried adding them together then dividing it by 2, but it came out wrong.

Question 714344: My question is: Use substitution to solve this- y=2x-5 & 3y-x=5
i tried adding them together then dividing it by 2, but it came out wrong.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3y-x=5

3(2x-5)-x=5 ... plug in y = 2x-5 (ie replace y with 2x-5, we can do this because y and 2x-5 are the same)

6x - 15 - x = 5

5x - 15 = 5

I'll let you finish. You need to solve that equation for x. Once you have x, you can use that value of x, along with y = 2x - 5, to find y.
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