SOLUTION: ``solve each system of equations by the substitution method X=(5/6)y-2 12x-5y=-9

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Question 999607: ``solve each system of equations by the substitution method
X=(5/6)y-2
12x-5y=-9
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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We substitute the x from the first equation into the second and get
x=(5/6)y-2
12x-5y=-9
and
12[(5/6)y - 2] - 5y = -9
10y - 24 - 5y = -9
5y - 24 = -9
5y = 15
y = 3
x = (5/6)(3) - 2
x = (5/2) - 2
x = 1/2