SOLUTION: Please help me solve this linear equation: {{{45x+35y=15,000}}}

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Question 1104673: Please help me solve this linear equation: 45x%2B35y=15%2C000
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Please help me solve this linear equation: 45x%2B35y=15%2C000
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That's a 15000 on the right hand side… it doesn't display properly in preview due to the comma.

You can solve it for x in terms of y, or for y in terms of x, but because there are two unknowns, you can not solve it to get specific numerical values for x and y:
y in terms of x (subtract 45x from both sides, then divide both sides by 35 — EDIT: divide both sides by 5):
+y++=+%28-45x+%2B+15000%29+%2F+35+=++%28+-9x+%2B+3000+%29+%2F+7++
x in terms of y (subtract 35y from both sides, then divide both sides by 45 — EDIT: divide both sides by 5):
+x+=+%28-35y+%2B+15000%29+%2F+45+=+%28-7y+%2B+3000%29+%2F+9+
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