SOLUTION: please can you help with this problem 2y-x =3 x=3y-5 university of phoenix elementary and intermidiate algebra

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Question 91845: please can you help with this problem 2y-x =3 x=3y-5 university of phoenix elementary and intermidiate algebra

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2y-x =3
x=3y-5
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Rearrange the equations:
-x+2y=3
x -3y=-5
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Add the two equations to get:
-y=-2
y=2
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Substitute into x=3y-5 to solve for "x":
x = 3*2-5
x=1
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Solution: x=1,y=2
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Cheers,
Stan H.