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I need help,I need to use substitution but I don't know how

I need help,I need to use substitution but I don't know how-example-1
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If
y=x+6 and
y=-2x-3, then you can replace
y in either equation with the equivalent expression given by the other equation. In this case, you have


x+6=-2x-3

and you can solve for
x.


x+2x+6-6=-2x+2x-3+6\implies3x=3\implies\frac{3x}3=\frac33\impliesx=1

Then
y=1+6=7.

For the second system, you can write


5x-y=-5\implies 5x-5x-y=-5-5x\implies-y=-5-5x


\implies-(-y)=-(-5-5x)\implies y=5+5x

Then substitute this into the second equation and you get


3x-6(5+5x)=24\implies3x-30-30x=24\implies-27x-30+30=24+30


\implies-27x=54\implies x=2

so that


y=5+5(2)=15

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