SOLUTION: may you please hlep me solve this substitution problom 2x+5y=4 x+5y=7

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Question 172455: may you please hlep me solve this substitution problom
2x+5y=4
x+5y=7

Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION
Solve:
We'll use substitution. After moving 5*y to the right, we get:
, or . Substitute that
into another equation:
and simplify: So, we know that y=2. Since , x=-3.

Answer: .


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