SOLUTION: solve algebraically this simultaneous equation 2x+5y=1 3x+2y=7

SOLUTION: solve algebraically this simultaneous equation 2x+5y=1 3x+2y=7

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Question 1085604: solve algebraically this simultaneous equation
2x+5y=1 3x+2y=7
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply the first equation by 2 and the second by 5 and subtract them to eliminate x.

Now use either equation to solve for y.

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