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| Question 60448:  Please help me to answer this question "What is x and y for the term 9x+y=10 and x+4y=5 using the substitution?" And please teach how to solve it step by step... Please... <<>>
 
 Answer by praseena(37)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Solution:
 Here the equations are,
 9x+y=10 and
 x+4y=5
 method of substitution:
 consider the first equation,(also you can consider the second equation)
 let us tAke the first one
 9x+y=10
 subtract  9x  from both sides.
 ==> 9x + y - 9x = 10 - 9x
 ==>  y = 10 - 9x
 here we got the value of 'y' in terms of x.
 right?
 now substitute this value of y in the second equation.
 that is     x + 4 * ( 10 - 9x ) = 5
 x + 4 * 10 - 4 * 9x = 5
 
 x + 40 - 36X = 5
 
 Subtract 40 from both sides of the equation
 ==> x + 40 - 36x - 40 = 5 - 40
 ==> x - 36x = -35
 ==>    -35x = -35
 now divide both sides of the equation by -35
 ==>  x = 1
 understood?
 now  substitute this value of  'x' , in the expression, y = 10 - 9x
 ==> y = 10 - 9 * 1
 ==> y = 10 - 9
 =1
 so the solution for the equations in
 x=1
 y=1
 
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