SOLUTION: my using the elimination method solve the following equations by elimination: x+y=38 175000x+200000y=7200000

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Question 251489: my using the elimination method solve the following equations by elimination:
x+y=38 175000x+200000y=7200000
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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175000x+200000y=7200000
first divide by 1000 to get rid of those zeroes
175x+200y=7200
x+y=38 multiply by 175
175x+200y=7200
175x+175y=6650 subtract from above equation
25y=650
y=650/25=26
plug in 26 in x+y=38