SOLUTION: If 2x + y/2=12 and 10x-11y=6, what does x equal?

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Question 846446: If 2x + y/2=12 and 10x-11y=6, what does x equal?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.+2x+%2B+y%2F2=12
2.+10x-11y=6
From eq. 1,
+y%2F2=12-2x
y=24-4x
Substitute into eq. 1,
10x-11%2824-4x%29=6
10x-264%2B44x=6
54x=270
x=5