SOLUTION: The problem isn't explaining it enough for me to understand here's the question Solve the following system of equations by any method you wish X + y = 6 Y = 2x – 3

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Question 223025: The problem isn't explaining it enough for me to understand here's the question
Solve the following system of equations by any method you wish
X + y = 6
Y = 2x – 3

Answer by drj(1380)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The problem isn't explaining it enough for me to understand here's the question
Solve the following system of equations by any method you wish

x + y = 6
y = 2x – 3 or -2x+y=-3

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION
Solve:
We'll use substitution. After moving 1*y to the right, we get:
, or . Substitute that
into another equation:
and simplify: So, we know that y=3. Since , x=3.

Answer: .



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