SOLUTION: What is the soultion to the system of equations? y=3x or y=5x-8?

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Question 258827: What is the soultion to the system of equations? y=3x or y=5x-8?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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I think you mean "and" instead of "or"??
Since they both equal y, set them equal to each other and solve for x.
3x=5x-8
-2x=-8
x=4
Now go back to either equation and solve for y.
y=3x=12
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(x,y)=(4,12)
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