SOLUTION: solve 3x-5y=-21 x+37=7

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Question 329300: solve
3x-5y=-21
x+37=7
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.3x-5y=-21
2.x%2B3y=7
From eq. 2,
x=7-3y
3x=21-9y
Substitute into eq. 1,
21-9y-5y=-21
-14y=-42
highlight%28y=3%29
Then from above,
x=7-9
highlight%28x=-2%29