SOLUTION: please help solve using substitution method x-y=3 -3y+4y=2

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Question 540847: please help solve using substitution method
x-y=3
-3y+4y=2
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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solve using substitution method
x-y=3
-3x+4y=2
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x = y+3
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Substitute for "x" and solve for "y":
-3(y+3) + 4y = 2
-3y-9+4y = 2
y = 11
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Solve for "x":
x = y + 3
x = 11 + 3 = 14
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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