SOLUTION: PLease help me by solving the followin pairs of simultaneous equatios -5p+2q=16 and q-p=5

SOLUTION: PLease help me by solving the followin pairs of simultaneous equatios -5p+2q=16 and q-p=5

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Question 1048969: PLease help me by solving the followin pairs of simultaneous equatios -5p+2q=16 and q-p=5

Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This equivalent system results from multiplying the members of your second equation by 5:

Subtract one equation from the other equation to first find q. This is part of the Elimination Method.
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