Question

solve by elimination method
7r-5s=16
5r+7s=96

Answer 1

Multiply top equation by 5 and bottom equation by 7:
35r-25s=80
35r+49s=672
Now subtract the second equation from the first:
-74s=-592
Solving:
s=8
Now input s into either of the original equations and solve for r. I get r=8.

Answer 2

7r-5s=16 multiply by 7
5r+7s=96 multiply by 5

Answer 3

so the answer would be 8?

Answer 4

yeah

Answer 5

is their more then one solution too?

Answer 6

only one solution. r=s=8

Answer 7

so what is the ordered pair?

Answer 8

fractions or integers?

Answer 9

Uh...these are integers. If you want to write the solution as an ordered pair then (r,s)=(8,8)

Answer 10

There is no natural "order" unless you provide one.

By that I mean it doesn't matter whether u write r first or s first, just so long as u make it clear which is which (in this cvase, it doesn't matter since they are both 8).