A far better way to indicate those multiplications is to separate the numbers to be multiplied into parentheses groupings.
But this is two equations in only one variable. y MUST have the same value for both equations:
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.....but it does not have this same value for both. . Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve using substitution method
2× +7y=9
5×-7y=11
Why on earth would you want to solve this system using substitution when it can be solved immediately using ELIMINATION? Is that what the question asks?
If so,