SOLUTION: PLease help me by solving the followin pairs of simultaneous equatios -5p+2q=16 and q-p=5

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Question 1048969: PLease help me by solving the followin pairs of simultaneous equatios -5p+2q=16 and q-p=5
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This equivalent system results from multiplying the members of your second equation by 5:
system%28-5p%2B2q=16%2C-5p%2B5q=25%29

Subtract one equation from the other equation to first find q. This is part of the Elimination Method.