Solve x-y=3 and x+y=5

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jdoe0001 · Answer

well.. have you covered system of equations yet?

sammixboo · Answer

Well, what two numbers can be subtracted and get the difference of 3, and also be added together to get the sum of 5?

thesmartone · Answer

You can always try plugging in numbers :)

anonymous · Answer

I need to know where I need to add y-3 to both side of equation

anonymous · Answer

You can solve this by solving for x in terms of y and then substituting that in order to solve for y. 
Let's solve for x.
x+y=5
   -y  -y   ~ Subtract y from both sides.
x=5-y ~ Now plug this in to the first equation.
(5-y)-y=3 ~ Simplify
5-y-y=3
5-2y=3 ~ Subtract 5 from both sides.
-2y=3-5
-2y=-2
y=1

I think you can do the rest! :)