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Need help pls solve 7x-4y=-7 5x+y=22

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i think this would be the correct answer {x,y} = {3,7}
User Nikunj Satasiya
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7x-4y=-7
5x+y=22

multiply 4 on the 2nd equation
20x+ 4y=88

now you have
7x -4y = -7
20x + 4y = 88
--------------------add
27x = 81
x = 3

7x-4y=-7
7(3)-4y=-7
-4y = -28
y = 7

answer (3, 7) is the solution
User Robin Agrahari
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