SOLUTION: please help me, show whether or not(5,3) is a solution of the system: 3x+2y=21 x+y=8

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Question 88315: please help me,
show whether or not(5,3) is a solution of the system:
3x+2y=21
x+y=8
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just substitute the values for x and y: (5,3) means that x=5 and y =3.
3x+2y=21
3(5) + 2(3) = 21
15 + 6= 21 True

x+y=8
5+3 = 8 True

Yes, it is a solution.

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