SOLUTION: How do you solve this: 3x+3y=24 X-3y=-4

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Question 653596: How do you solve this:
3x+3y=24
X-3y=-4

Found 2 solutions by lynnlo, MathTherapy:
Answer by lynnlo(4176)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ok,maybe i did the wrong type of problem,can you tell me what type of problem you have
Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

How do you solve this:
3x+3y=24
X-3y=-4

3x + 3y = 24 ----- eq (i)
x - 3y = -4 ----- eq (ii)

Add eqs (ii) & (i) to eliminate y and determine the value of x
Substitute the x-value into any of the two original equations to determine the value of y

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