SOLUTION: x+y=3 x-y=-1

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Question 196988This question is from textbook prentice hall mathhematics
: x+y=3
x-y=-1 This question is from textbook prentice hall mathhematics

Answer by ambi123(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=1
y=2
x+y=3 is the same as 1+2=3
x-y=-1 is the same as saying 1-2=-1

In the first problem x+y=3, X can be 2 or 1 but to make it make since with the second problem,x-y=-1, you have to say that X is 1.