SOLUTION: y=7x-1 y=1/2x

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Question 56386: y=7x-1
y=1/2x
Answer by darq(90) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=7x-1

y=1/2x ----) 2y=x

so put 2y instead of x in the first equation.

y=7x-1
y=14y-1
-13y=-1
y=1%2F13

x is two times greater than y so x=2%2F13