SOLUTION: how do I solve the system of equations: x-2y=5 -3x+2y=7?

SOLUTION: how do I solve the system of equations: x-2y=5 -3x+2y=7?

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Question 176534: how do I solve the system of equations: x-2y=5 -3x+2y=7?
Answer by EMStelley(208) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

This system lends itself to the addition method, which involves adding the two equations by columns. So we get

To find y, you plug in x=-6 into either of the original equations. I will use the first one:

So the solution is (-6, -11/2).
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