SOLUTION: Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this. 3x + 7y = 77 -2x + 7y = 42

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Question 387726: Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this.
3x + 7y = 77
-2x + 7y = 42

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x + 7y = 77
-2x + 7y = 42
--------------subtract
5x=35
.
x=7
y=8
.
Ed