SOLUTION: How to solve a linear equation 2x-y=3 & 3x+y=2

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Question 732750: How to solve a linear equation 2x-y=3 & 3x+y=2
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x-y=3
3x+y=2
add them together
5x=5
x=1
can you find y now?
plug in 1 for x in the second equation
3*1+y=2
3+y=2
y=-1