SOLUTION: Please show me the steps and Solve for ‘x’ and ‘y’ given the following two equations using the elimination method:
2x + 3y = 8
x = 2y - 3
I need this by today if possible.
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2x + 3y = 8
x = 2y - 3
I need this by today if possible.
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Question 943147: Please show me the steps and Solve for ‘x’ and ‘y’ given the following two equations using the elimination method:
2x + 3y = 8
x = 2y - 3
I need this by today if possible.
Thank you very much. Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Although this problem is set up to solve by substitution, here is the elimination method.
Multiply the second equation by and add to the first.
Then,
