SOLUTION: y=6x-11 -2x-3y=-7

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Question 250780: y=6x-11
-2x-3y=-7
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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The original equations are:
(i) y = 6x - 11
(ii) -2x - 3y = -7.
We are going to use substitution of (i) into (ii). We get
-2x - 3(6x - 11) = -7.
Solve for x. We get
-2x - 18x + 33 = -7
-20X = -40
X = 2.
Y = 1.