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Solve the system:

2x+5y=24.
x=y+5
(i need the answer completely with the problem, and without a link) ​

User Alhazen
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(7,2)
Substitute the given x equation into the first equation
2(y+5)+5y=24
Distribute
2y+10+5y=24
Combine like terms
7y+10=24
Subtract
7y=14
Divide by 7
Y=2
Substitute into the second equation
X=2+5
X=7
(7,2)
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