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Answer: 5</h3>
The coefficient is the term just to the left of the variable. So for the term 5y, the number to the left of y is 5.
extra info: 5y is the same as 5*y or "5 times y", where y is a placeholder for some unknown number.
2 x 3 = 6
55 + 6 = 61
It's probably a 2-step problem
to multiply and add
The first equation can be written as:
2x = 5 + 3y
Substituting the second equation into the first equation and rearranging:
-4y - 16 = 5 + 3y
-21 = 7y
y = -3
Substituting y = -3 into the second equation:
x = -2(-3) - 8
x = -2
