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What is the x coordinate to the solution?

What is the x coordinate to the solution?-example-1
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Explanation:

the first equation gives us

5y = 4x - 49

y = (4x - 49)/5

that we use in the second equation

7(4x - 49)/5 + 2x = -23

(28x - 343)/5 + 2x = -23

28x - 343 + 10x = -115

38x = 228

x = 6

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