SOLUTION: can you please solve this by the substitution method?
y - 2x = -7.5
3x - 5y = 3.2
Thank you for your assistance.
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: can you please solve this by the substitution method?
y - 2x = -7.5
3x - 5y = 3.2
Thank you for your assistance.
This question is from textbook
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
can you please solve this by the substitution method?
y - 2x = -7.5
3x - 5y = 3.2
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Arrange the 1st equation for substitution:
y - 2x = -7.5
y = 2x - 7.5; added 2x to both sides:
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In the 2nd equation, substitute (2x-7.5) for y, solve for x
3x - 5(2x-7.5) = 3.2
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3x - 10x + 37.5: multiply what's inside the brackets (neg outside changes signs inside the brackets)
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3x - 10x = 3.2 - 37.5; subtracted 37.5 from both sides
:
-7x = -34.3
x =
x = +4.9
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Use the equation we derived from the 1st equation to find y:
y = 2x - 7.5
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Substitute 4.9 for x
y = 2(4.9) - 7.5
;
y = 9.8 - 7.5
:
y = 2.3
:
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Check solutions by substitution in the 2nd equation:
3x - 5y = 3.2
3(4.9) - 5(2.3) =
14.7 - 11.5 = 3.2, confirms our solution
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Do you think you can do these kind of problems now?
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