SOLUTION: 5x+3y=12 8x+3y=9

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Question 227853: 5x+3y=12
8x+3y=9
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5x+3y=12
8x+3y=9

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION
Solve:
We'll use substitution. After moving 3*y to the right, we get:
, or . Substitute that
into another equation:
and simplify: So, we know that y=5.66666666666667. Since , x=-1.

Answer: .



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