SOLUTION: I need to use the elimination method to find all solutions of the system of equations for the following 2 problems: x+2y=5 2x+3y=8

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Question 898918: I need to use the elimination method to find all solutions of the system of equations for the following 2 problems:
x+2y=5
2x+3y=8



Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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use the elimination method to find all solutions of the system of equations for the following 2 problems:
x+2y=5
2x+3y=8
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Modify::
2x + 4y = 10
2x + 3y = 8
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Subtract and solve for "y"::
y = 2
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Solve for "x" using x + 2y = 5
x + 2*2 = 5
x + 4 = 5
x = 1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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