To solve the system of equations by substitution method, we can use one equation to solve for x or y, and then substitute that expression into the other equation to solve for the other variable.
From the second equation, we have:
x - 3y = 5
Solving for x, we get:
x = 3y + 5
Now we can substitute this expression for x into the first equation and solve for y:
2x + 7y = 11
2(3y + 5) + 7y = 11
6y + 10 + 7y = 11
13y = 1
y = 1/13
Now that we have solved for y, we can substitute this value back into one of the original equations to solve for x:
x - 3y = 5
x = 3y + 5
x = 3(1/13) + 5
x = 5 6/13
Therefore, the solution to the system of equations is:
x = 5 6/13 and y = 1/13.