SOLUTION: I'm 46 years old and working on refreshing my skills. How do I solve this using the substitution method? y=5x 2x+y=28 Thanks y=5x ...(1) 2x+y=28 ...(2) from eq(1

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Question 459610: I'm 46 years old and working on refreshing my skills. How do I solve this using the substitution method?
y=5x
2x+y=28
Thanks
y=5x ...(1)
2x+y=28 ...(2)
from eq(1) substituting the value of y in eq(2)
2x+5x=28
7x=28
x=4
and hence y=20

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