SOLUTION: solve algebraically this simultaneous equation 2x+5y=1 3x+2y=7

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Question 1085604: solve algebraically this simultaneous equation
2x+5y=1 3x+2y=7
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x%2B5y=1
3x%2B2y=7
Multiply the first equation by 2 and the second by 5 and subtract them to eliminate x.
4x%2B10y-%2815x%2B10y%29=2-35
4x-15x%2B10y-10y=-33
-11x=-33
x=3
Now use either equation to solve for y.