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2x - 4y = 10
x + 5y = 40​

User Coeing
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Answer:

x=15 and y=3

Explanation:

just trust the teacher aid i was right so

User Jeevitha G
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I assume this is a system of equations?

Simplify the second equation to:
X=-5y+40

Then substitute and solve
2(-5y+40) - 4y =10
-10y+80 - 4y =10
-14y+80=10
-14y=-70
Y=5

Then substitute again
X+5(5)=40
X+25=40
X=15

And there’s your answer. Hope that helped!
User Chmeliuk
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