SOLUTION: hi, my name is julie and i'm trying to find out how to do this problem, it is: x = 1/3y + 2 -2x - y = 1 the answers that are representing x and y have to have t

Question 44893: hi, my name is julie and i'm trying to find out how to do this problem, it is:
x = 1/3y + 2
-2x - y = 1
the answers that are representing x and y have to have the same numbers that can be plugged into them.
Answer by aaaaaaaa(138) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Solved by pluggable solver: SOLVE linear system by SUBSTITUTION

Solve:
We'll use substitution. After moving -0.333333333333333*y to the right, we get:
, or . Substitute that
into another equation:
and simplify: So, we know that y=-3. Since , x=1.

Answer: .

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