SOLUTION: how do i answer this? using substitution elimination y+3x=6 y=2x+1

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Question 698168: how do i answer this? using substitution elimination
y+3x=6
y=2x+1
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how do i answer this? using substitution elimination
y+3x=6
y=2x+1
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Using substitution:
y is solved for in the 2nd eqn, so sub for y in the 1st one.
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(2x+1) + 3x = 6
5x + 1 = 6
5x = 5
x = 1
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y = 2x + 1
y = 3