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Please help both parts

a. Use substitution to solve the system of equations

Y=5x+2
12.5x+2.5y=5

b. Reasoning: which expression would be easier to substitute into the other equation in order to solve the problem? Explain.

Please help both parts a. Use substitution to solve the system of equations Y=5x+2 12.5x-example-1
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Answer: a) (x,y)=(0,2)
b) first expression is easier to substitute into the second one, because the first expression doesn’t have decimals and is already written in a form y=5x+2
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