SOLUTION: How would I use the elimination method for this equation? a-3b=2 3a+b=26

SOLUTION: How would I use the elimination method for this equation? a-3b=2 3a+b=26

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Question 938449: How would I use the elimination method for this equation?
a-3b=2
3a+b=26
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply the second equation by 3 and add it to the first to eliminate .
Then solve for and go back to either equation and solve for .
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