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2a + 3b = 5 b = a - 5 What is a and b?
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2a + 3b = 5
b = a - 5
What is a and b?

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2a + 3(a-5) = 5, 2a + 3a+15=5, 5a=-10, a=-2, b= (-2) -5, b=-7...a=-2, b=-7
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