SOLUTION: Y-5=4X 6X-3Y=-3

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Question 181793: Y-5=4X
6X-3Y=-3

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y-5=4X
6X-3Y=-3
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Rearrange:
y = 4x+5
2x-y = -1
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Substitute to solve for "x":
2x -(4x+5) = -1
2x - 4x - 5 = -1
-2x = 6
x = -3
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Substitute to solve for "y":
y = 4*-3 + 5
y = -12 + 5
y = -7
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x = -3 ; y = -7
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Cheers,
Stan H.