SOLUTION: x+5y=17 -4x+3y=1

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Question 881797: x+5y=17
-4x+3y=1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the first equation by 4 and add to the second.
4x%2B20y-4x%2B3y=68%2B1
23y=69
y=3
Then use either equation to solve for x
x%2B5%283%29=17
x%2B15=17
x=2