SOLUTION: x/y=4/9 x+y=299 then what is the value of x and y?

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Question 838205: x/y=4/9
x+y=299
then what is the value of x and y?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%2Fy=4%2F9
1.9x=4y
2.x%2By=299
Multiply eq. 2 by 9 and substitute from eq. 1,
9x%2B9y=2691
%284y%29%2B9y=2691
13y=2691
y=207
Then from eq. 1,
9x=4%28207%29
9x=828
x=92