SOLUTION: Find the values of x and y that solve the following system of equations: 3x+5y=10 -4x-9=-18

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Question 80003: Find the values of x and y that solve the following system of equations:

3x+5y=10
-4x-9=-18
Answer by vertciel(183) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello there,
Simplify both equations:
3x + 5y = 10 ---(1)
-4x = -9 -------(2)
From (2): we can find out that x = 2.25.
Substitute this into (1) and you get:
6.75 + 5y = 10
5y = 3.25
y = 3.25/5 or 0.65
There we go.