2x + y = 3
x = 2y - 1
solve for y in the first equation;
2x + y = 3
y = 3 - 2x
x = 2y - 1
x = 2(3 - 2x) - 1
x = -4x + 5
solve for x;
x = -4x + 5
x + 4x = 5
5x = 5
x = 1
solve for y;
y = 3 - 2x
y = 3 - 2(1)
y = 1
the answer is: x = 1, y = 1
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18 degrees F because
it dropped 12 degrees=10 hours
x degrees=15 hours
x is what you want to find out which is how many degrees it would drop in 15 hours.
12x15 then divided by 10 is 18.
