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Given that 7 x − 3 y = 23 Find x when y = − 2 Give your answer as an improper fraction in its simplest form.

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7x-3y=23
7x-3(-2)=23
7x+6 =23
-6. -6
7x=17
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7. 7

x=2.42
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