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Graph the system by using technology. Which is the x-coordinate of the solution?

Round to the nearest hundredth.
y=-5x+12
y=3.5x

User Bao Nguyen
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Here, substitute the value of y in first equation,
3.5x = -5x + 12
5x +3.5x = 12
8.5x = 12
x = 12/8.5
x = 1.4117

After rounding-off to the nearest hundredth, it would be: 1.41

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