SOLUTION: If 7x-5y=20and12x+5y=75 xy=?

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Question 1088290: If 7x-5y=20and12x+5y=75 xy=?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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7x-5y=20
12x%2B5y=75
Add the equations together to eliminate y,
7x-5y%2B12x%2B5y=20%2B75
19x=95
Solve for x, then use either equation to solve for y.
Then solve for x%2Ay