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PLEASE HELP! solve the system of equations
3x-4y=100
x/3+4y/3=100

User Jazzurro
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look at the picture below
(a little bit shorter than first answer)
PLEASE HELP! solve the system of equations 3x-4y=100 x/3+4y/3=100-example-1
User Ahuth
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\left \{ {3x-4y=100 \atop \frac{x}3+\frac{4y}3=100

Let's use substitution to solve.
First, get one of the variables on its own side in both equations.


\left \{ {3x=100+4y \atop \frac{x}3=100-\frac{4y}3

Now, we want both of the equations to have the same value of x.
Let's multiply the bottom equation by 9 to accomplish this.


\left \{ {3x=100+4y \atop 3x=900-12y

Now we can set the right side of both equations equal to each other (substitution)


100+4y=900-12y

Let's solve for y.


100+16y=900 \\ 16y=800 \\ \boxed{y=50}

Now we can use
y=25 in an earlier equation to find x.


3x-4y=100 \\ 3x-4*50=100 \\ 3x-200 = 100 \\ 3x=300 \\ \boxed{x=100}
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