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Solve the simultaneous equations:

4x+3y=44

3x+3y=39
x=
and y=

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Answer:

X = 5 and Y = 8

Step-by-step explanation:

4x + 3y = 44

3x + 3y = 39

- - -

__________

x = 44 - 39

x = 5........eq 1

Now putting the values in any equation

4 ( 5 ) + 3 y = 44

20 + 3 y = 44


4(5) + 3y = 44


20 + 3y = 44


3y = 44 - 20


3y = 24


y = (24)/(3)


y = 8

User Liam Neesan
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Answer:
X = 5
Y = 8

Step-by-step explanation:
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