SOLUTION: find two numbers such that the sum of the first and three times the second is five and the sum of the second and two times the first is 8?

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Question 813977: find two numbers such that the sum of the first and three times the second is five and the sum of the second and two times the first is 8?

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + 3y = 5
2x + y = 8

Multiply the second equation by -3 and add:

x + 3y = 5
-6x - 3y = -24
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-5x = -19 ------> x = 19/5

y = (5 - 19/5)/3 = 2/5

(x, y) = (19/5, 2/5)