SOLUTION: solve by equation. -x+3y=6 2x+y=8

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Question 357789: solve by equation.
-x+3y=6
2x+y=8

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-x+3y=6
2x+y=8
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multiply first equation by 2
we get -2x+6y=12
add to second equation
-2x+2x+6y+y=12+8
7y=20
/7
y=20/7
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plug the value of y in the equation 1
-x+3*20/7=6
-x+60/7=6
x=60/7 -6
x=(60-42)/7
x=18/7
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