The sum of 3 less than 5 times a number and the number increased by 9 is 24. what is the number?
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Answer:
x = -2, y = -2
Step-by-step explanation:
Your goal is to try and cancel out a variable. I want to get rid of y so i subtracted the first equation from the second one.
After that I solve for x and got x=-2.
I used x=-2 and plugged it back into either of the equation to solve for y.
