SOLUTION: y-2x=1 3x+2y=16

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Question 151054: y-2x=1
3x+2y=16
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.y-2x=1
2.2y%2B3x=16
Multiply eq. 1 by (-2),
1.-2%28y-2x%29=%28-2%291
1.-2y%2B4x=-2
Now add it to eq. 2 to get rid of y,
-2y%2B4x%2B2y%2B3x=-2%2B16
7x=14
highlight%28x=2%29
From eq. 1,
1.y-2x=1
y-2%282%29=1
y-4=1
highlight%28y=5%29
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