Answer:
The value of y is 4.
Step-by-step explanation:
Note the system of equation:
x + y = 24
5y = x
First, plug in 5y for x in the first equation:
x + y = 24
(5y) + y = 24
Simplify. Combine like terms. Like terms are terms that have the same amount of the same variable:
(5y + y) = 24
(6y) = 24
Isolate the variable, y. Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. Divide 6 from both sides of the equation:
(6y)/6 = (24)/6
y = 24/6 = 4
Now, plug in 4 for y in one of the given equations in the system of equation:
x + y = 24
x + (4) = 24
Isolate the variable, x. Note the equal sign, what you do to one side, you do to the other. Subtract 4 from both sides of the answer:
x + 4 = 24
x + 4 (-4) = 24 (-4)
x = 24 - 4
x = 20
x = 20 , y = 4
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Check. Use the other equation. Plug in 4 for y, and 20 for x:
5y = x
5(4) = (20)
5 * 4 = 20
20 = 20 (True)
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The value of y is 4.
