SOLUTION: Trying to solve by substitution but to no avail. Can you help me figure this out? y=5/6x-3 y=3x-7/2

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Question 960312: Trying to solve by substitution but to no avail. Can you help me figure this out?
y=5/6x-3
y=3x-7/2
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=%285%2F6%29x-3
y=3x-7%2F2 Substitute above equation for y.
%285%2F6%29x-3=3x-7%2F2 Subtract (5/6)x from each side.
-3=%2813%2F6%29x-7%2F2 Add (7/2) to each side.
1%2F2=%2813%2F6%29x Multiply each side by (6/13)
6%2F26=x ANSWER 1: The value of x=3/13.
y=3x-7%2F2 Put in value for x.
y=3%283%2F13%29-7%2F2
y=9%2F13-7%2F2
y=18%2F26-91%2F26=-%2873%2F26%29 ANSWER 2: y=-(73/26)
CHECK:
y=%285%2F6%29x-3 Put in values.
-%2873%2F26%29=%285%2F6%29%283%2F13%29-3
-%2873%2F26%29=%2815%2F78%29-%2878%2F26%29
-%2873%2F26%29=%285%2F26%29-%2878%2F26%29
-%2873%2F26%29=-%2873%2F26%29