SOLUTION: x/y=4/9 x+y=299 then what is the value of x and y?

SOLUTION: x/y=4/9 x+y=299 then what is the value of x and y?

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Question 838205: x/y=4/9
x+y=299
then what is the value of x and y?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Multiply eq. 2 by and substitute from eq. 1,

Then from eq. 1,

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