Question

Linear equations anyone?

5x + y = 61
y= 3x - 35
Halp?

Answer 1

I'm so confused. xD

Answer 2

So you're trying to solve a system of linear equations? (Let's check: 2 equations and 2 unknowns - yep this is doable).

Answer 3

Yessir. I tried to solve it myself but it became really bizarre really quickly.

Answer 4

\[5x+(3x-35)=61\] <-- so we'll substitute the second equation's definition of y for the y variable in the first equation.
Next collect like terms and solve (divide through to coefficient) for x.

Answer 5

OK what do you get?

Answer 6

So x equals 12? So, then we plug it in to find y?

Answer 7

And y equals one! Oh my goodness, thank you so much!

Answer 8

Absoluumlutely!

Answer 9

Thank you so much! Oh, bless!