SOLUTION: Solve the system by substitution x+y=12 y=2x y=12+x Need to solve and graph, the second equation is confusing as to how it fits into the first equation.

Question 127072This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: Solve the system by substitution
x+y=12
y=2x
y=12+x
Need to solve and graph, the second equation is confusing as to how it fits into the first equation. This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given system

Plug in into the first equation. In other words, replace each with . Notice we've eliminated the variables. So we now have a simple equation with one unknown.

Combine like terms on the left side

Divide both sides by 3 to isolate x

Divide

Now that we know that , we can plug this into to find

Substitute for each

Simplify

So our answer is and which also looks like

Notice if we graph the two equations, we can see that their intersection is at

. So this verifies our answer.

Graph of (red) and (green)

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