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3x+2y=11
y=5x-1

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x=1 and y=4. first I did
3x+2y=11
y=5x-1
and 3x+2(5x-1)=11
=3x+10x-2=11
=13x-2=11
cancel 2 out
13x=13
x=1. then simply add x in the original y equation,
y=5x-1
y=5(1)-1
y=5-1
y=4.
check your work
3(1)+2(4)=11
4=5(1)-1
again X=1 AND Y=4
Hope this helped
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