SOLUTION: X/5+Y/6=X/6+Y/5=28 , FIND THE VALUE OF X& Y

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Question 1052643: X/5+Y/6=X/6+Y/5=28 , FIND THE VALUE OF X& Y
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply both sides by 6%2A5=30,
6x%2B5y=840
5x%2B6y=840
Multiplying eq. 1 by 5 and eq. 2 by -6 and adding,
30x%2B25y-30x-36y=840%285%29-840%286%29
-11y=-840
y=840%2F11
Then,
6x%2B5%28840%2F11%29=840
6x=840%281-5%2F11%29
6x=840%286%2F11%29
x=840%2F11