SOLUTION: Hello, Iam trying to show the work for system of equations by the substitution method, can you help please? Here are the two equations. 4x+y=11 2x+5y=1

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Question 999991: Hello, Iam trying to show
the work for system of equations by the substitution method, can you help please? Here are the two equations.
4x+y=11
2x+5y=1

Found 4 solutions by mananth, MathTherapy, ikleyn, timofer:
Answer by mananth(16949) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x+y=11
y=11-4x

2x+5y=1
2x+5(11-4x) =1
2x+55-20x=1
-18x=-54
x = -54/-18
x=6
plug x
in
y=11-4x
=11-24
=-13
y=-13


Answer by MathTherapy(10806) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello, Iam trying to show
the work for system of equations by the substitution method, can you help please? Here are the two equations.
4x+y=11
2x+5y=1
4x + y = 11______y = 11 - 4x -------- eq (i)
2x + 5y = 1 ------- eq (ii)
1) Substitute 11 - 4x for y in eq (ii) to determine value of x
2) Substitute value for x into either eq (i) or eq (ii) to determine value of y
You should get: highlight_green%28system%28x+=+3_and%2Cy+=+-+1%29%29

Answer by ikleyn(53751) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello, Iam trying to show
the work for system of equations by the substitution method, can you help please? Here are the two equations.
4x+y=11
2x+5y=1
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        The solution in the post by @mananth is incorrect due to an arithmetic error.
        I came to bring a correct solution.


From the first equation, express

    4x + y = 11,

express  y = 11 - 4x  and substitute it into the second equation

    2x + 5(11-4x) = 1.

This is an equation for single variable 'x'.  Simplify and find 'x'.

    2x + 55 - 20x =   1

        -18x      = -54

           x = -54/-18

           x = 3

plug  x= 3  in  y = 11 - 4x

                y = 11 - 4*3

                y = -1

ANSWER.  x = 3,  y = -1.


You may check that this answer is correct by substituting the values into original equations.

Solved correctly.



Answer by timofer(155) About Me  (Show Source):
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system%284x%2By=11%2C2x=1-5y%29

system%284x%2By=11%2C4x=2-10y%29

%282-10y%29%2By=11, substituted 4x
-9y=11-2
-9y=9
y=-1

Back to original second equation
2x%2B5%2A%28-1%29=1
2x=1%2B5
2x=6
x=3

x=3 and y=-1