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I am doing Geometry and I don't know how to do this!

I am doing Geometry and I don't know how to do this!-example-1
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A) 3x + 5 + y + 20 = 180
B) x + 15 + 4y -15 = 180

A) 3x + y = 155
B) x + 4y = 180
multiplying B) by -3
B) -3x -12y = -540 than adding this to A)
A) 3x + y = 155 equals

-11y = -385

y = 35 then putting this into equation A)

A) 3x + 5 + 35 + 20 = 180
3x = 120
x = 40


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