SOLUTION: SOlve using the multiplication principle first, then use the elimination method: 7p+5q=2 8p-9q=17, I came up with p=1, q=1, however I plugged this into a different site to double

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Question 375882: SOlve using the multiplication principle first, then use the elimination method:
7p+5q=2
8p-9q=17, I came up with p=1, q=1, however I plugged this into a different site to double check my work and was told something different.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A different site?
The quickest and easiest way is to just plug the results into the original equations.
7p%2B5q=2
7%2B5=2
12=2
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8p-9q=17
8-9=17
-1=17
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The results are not good.
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1.7p%2B5q=2
2.
103p=103
highlight%28p=1%29
Now use either equation to solve for q.
7p%2B5q=2
7%2B5q=2
5q=-5
highlight%28q=-1%29