SOLUTION: Thanks in advance for your help. I need to solve this equation, 7x + y = 2 5x - 8y = 4 I need to know what "X" and "Y" are Thanks

Question 9589: Thanks in advance for your help.
I need to solve this equation,
7x + y = 2
5x - 8y = 4
I need to know what "X" and "Y" are
Thanks
Answer by gsmani_iyer(201) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

7x + y = 2 ............ (1)
5x - 8y = 4 ............ (2)
By Eq.(1)* 8, we get,
56x + 8y =16 ............ (3)

Eq.(2)+(3), we get
61x = 20
So x =
by replacing the value of x in Eq. (1), we get
7* + y = 2
= + y = 2

= y = 2 -

= y = -
y = =
so x = ; y = ; Answer.

gsm

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