SOLUTION: i am so confused and stressed can you please show me how to do these x+2y=6 5x+3y=2

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Question 66534: i am so confused and stressed can you please show me how to do these
x+2y=6
5x+3y=2

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, I hope we can relieve some your confusion and stress!
Solve the system of equations:
Rewrite this as: and substitute for x in the second equation.

Simplify and solve for y.
Combine like-terms.
Subtract 30 from both sides.
Finally, divide by -7.
Now substitute this for y in the first rewritten equation and solve for x:



So the solution is: (-2, 4)
The graph of these two lines is shown below, and the point at which the lines intersect is called the solution.

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