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If 2x+y=10 and y=3x find the value of both x and y
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If 2x+y=10 and y=3x find the value of both x and y

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Answer: x=2 y=6
Explanation: I’ve been looking at this problem for the longest time and can’t figure a way to explain this properly, let’s simplify first, 2x+3x(y)=10, then distribute evenly, 10 divided by 5 is 2 so x equals 2 and y equals 6
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