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9x - 2y = 19, 7x = 21
System of Equation

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Your answer is going to be X=3 and y=4
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9x - 2y = 19, 7x = 21

7x = 21

=> x = 21/7

= x = 3 —————(1)

9x - 2y = 19

=> 9(3) - 2y = 19 [From (1)]

=> 27 - 2y = 19

=> -2y = 19 - 27

=> -2y = -8

=> y = -8/-2

=> y = 8/2

=> y = 4

So, x = 3 and y = 4.

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