SOLUTION: x+y=26 and x+2y=40 find the value of x and y

SOLUTION: x+y=26 and x+2y=40 find the value of x and y

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Question 1003404: x+y=26 and x+2y=40 find the value of x and y
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If we subtract the two equations, we get
x+2y=40
-(x+y=26)
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y = 14
and
then
x = 12
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