SOLUTION: Solve system using graphical method y=-3x+8 y=2x+3

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Question 146932: Solve system using graphical method
y=-3x+8
y=2x+3
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simply set the two values for y equal to each other and solve for x. Then plug x back into the original equation and solve for y. y=-3x+8
y=2x+3 becomes -3x%2B8=2x%2B3. subtract 8 from both sides, subtract 2x from both sides, and divide by -5 and get x=1. Then plug x back into y=2x%2B3 and then solve. y=2%2B3. Then simply add 2+3 and get 5. So x=1 and y=5.