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The answer to #2?? I already have the graph but I still need the answer

The answer to #2?? I already have the graph but I still need the answer-example-1

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If we have

y = 6x + 1 and x - y = 11, we can take advantage of y - y = 0 as follows:
Subtract x from both sides of the 2nd equation:
-y = 11 - x

Now combine

y = 6x + 1
-y = 11 - x
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0 = 5x + 12. Solving for x, x = -12/5. Using the equation above, find y:
-y = 11 - x
= 11 - (-12/5)
= 55/5 + 12/5 = 67/5

Then the solution is (-12.5, 67/5).

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