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y = 3x + 19 \\ y = 5x + 33how do you solve this with substitution?

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We have the next system of equations:


\begin{gathered} y=3x+19\text{ (eq. 1)} \\ y=5x+33\text{ (eq. 2) } \end{gathered}

Substituting y = 3x + 19 into the second equation, and solving for x:


\begin{gathered} 3x+19=5x+33 \\ 3x+19-3x-33=5x+33-3x-33 \\ -14=2x \\ (-14)/(2)=(2x)/(2) \\ -7=x \end{gathered}

Substituting x = -7 into the first equation:


\begin{gathered} y=3(-7)+19 \\ y=-21+19 \\ y=-2 \end{gathered}

The solution is (-7, -2)

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