SOLUTION: Please help me solve this substitution problem. X=-2y+1 X=y-5

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Question 929167: Please help me solve this substitution problem.
X=-2y+1
X=y-5
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=-2y%2B1....eq.1
x=y-5....eq.2
__________________substitute y-5 for x from eq.2 in eq.1

y-5=-2y%2B1....eq.1....solve for y
y%2B2y-5=-2y%2B2y%2B1
3y-5=1
3y-5%2B5=1%2B5
3y=6
y=6%2F3
highlight%28y=2%29
substitute 2 for y in eq.2 and solve for x

x=y-5....eq.2
x=2-5
highlight%28x=-3%29