SOLUTION: How to Solve 2/3x- y+-4 -5x+y= -9

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Question 275222: How to Solve
2/3x- y+-4
-5x+y= -9
Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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How to Solve
1.) 2/3x- y+-4
2.) -5x+y= -9
We can rewrite 2.) as y = 5x - 9
Now substitute 5x - 9 for y in equation 1.) and solve for x. Once you have x you can calculate y = 5x - 9.