Answer:
y = 3
Step-by-step explanation:
2x-3y = -5 --------- (1)
y = 2+x ------- (2)
substitute (2) into (1)
2x-3y = -5
2x-3( 2+x ) = -5
2x-6-x = -5
2x-x = -5+6
x = 1
substitute x = 1 into (2)
y = 2+x
y = 2+1
y = 3
You can predict that it's odd because the end of the 2 numbers is 1 and 1 x 1 is 1 and one is an odd number. (answer is odd)
If we have
y = 6x + 1 and x - y = 11, we can take advantage of y - y = 0 as follows:
Subtract x from both sides of the 2nd equation:
-y = 11 - x
Now combine
y = 6x + 1
-y = 11 - x
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0 = 5x + 12. Solving for x, x = -12/5. Using the equation above, find y:
-y = 11 - x
= 11 - (-12/5)
= 55/5 + 12/5 = 67/5
Then the solution is (-12.5, 67/5).
