SOLUTION: SOlve using the multiplication principle first, then use the elimination method: 7p+5q=2 8p-9q=17, I came up with p=1, q=1, however I plugged this into a different site to double

Question 375882: SOlve using the multiplication principle first, then use the elimination method:
7p+5q=2
8p-9q=17, I came up with p=1, q=1, however I plugged this into a different site to double check my work and was told something different.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A different site?
The quickest and easiest way is to just plug the results into the original equations.

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Now use either equation to solve for q.

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