A total of 120,000 votes were cast for 2 opposing candidates, Garcia and Pérez. If Garcia won by a ratio of 5 to 3, what was the
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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.
