SOLUTION: what does 2y+x=5 y=x-11 equal

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Question 1024964: what does 2y+x=5
y=x-11 equal
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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I think you're trying to solve this system of equations,
2y%2Bx=5
y=x-11
Substitute the second into the first directly to eliminate y.
2%28x-11%29%2Bx=5
2x-22%2Bx=5
3x=27
Now solve for x.
Then go back and use the second equation to solve for y.