SOLUTION: Find the solution by substitution: 3x-2y=-5 x=y-2

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Question 149113: Find the solution by substitution:
3x-2y=-5
x=y-2
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x-2y=-5
x=y-2
3(Y-2)-2Y=-5
3Y-6-2Y=-5
Y=6-5
Y=1 ANSWER.
X=1-2
X=-1 ANSWER.
PROOF:
3*-1-2*1=-5
-3-2=-5
-5=-5