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Answer:
(5,-1) or x=5 y=-1
Step-by-step explanation:
I used the substitution method to solve this!
<em>1. Pick one of your equations and solve for one of the variables. I chose the first equation and solved for x.</em>
x-2y=7
(Move the -2y to the other side of the equation in order to get the x by itself. You do the opposite, so it becomes +2y.)
x=2y+7
<em>2. Now take your second equation and plug in what you got for x into the x variable.</em>
2(2y+7)+5y=5
(Multiple 2 by everything inside of the parentheses.)
4y+14+5y=5
(We want to get the y by itself, so move the 14 to the other side.)
4y+5y=-14+5
(Combine all the like terms.)
9y=-9
(Divide the 9 from the y. What you do to one side you must do to the other.)
y=-1
<em>3. Since you have one variable solved for. Now take the first equation and plug in your y.</em>
x-2(-1)=7
(Multiple -2 by -1)
x+2=7
(Move the 2 to the other side in order to get the x by itself.)
x=5
<em>4. If needed, plug in your x and y values into the equations in order to check your answer.</em>
Hope this could help!
Think of it as (x)+(x+1)+(x+2)=123
you get 3x+3=123
subtract 3 from both sides then divide by 3 and you get x=40
the numbers are 40,41,42
My Mom did the work. The answer came out as X= 4.
