A system of equations is shown below:

x + y = 3
2x – y = 6

The x-coordinate of the solution to this system of equations is _____.

Numerical Answers Expected!

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Question

A system of equations is shown below:

x + y = 3
2x – y = 6

The x-coordinate of the solution to this system of equations is _____.

Numerical Answers Expected!

Answer for Blank 1:

anonymous · Answer

@Icedragon50

anonymous · Answer

Umm

amorfide · Answer

you can do this via elimination since coefficient of y in both equations have the same factor in common

so since we have a positive y and a negative y we want to ELIMINATE y so we add the equations together
x+y+2x-y=3+6

anonymous · Answer

Do you have multipl choice? like with other numbers

amorfide · Answer

simplify to work out x

amorfide · Answer

you should end up with 3x=9

anonymous · Answer

no @west_coast , it's an answer. Not multiple choice

anonymous · Answer

Okay,well listen to that guy (: wait what grade math is this?

anonymous · Answer

9th

anonymous · Answer

Ohh yea im not in 9th cx well listen to that guy up there ^

anonymous · Answer

What grade are you in @west_coast

anonymous · Answer

I don't get how to figure it out !

anonymous · Answer

I have to figure out what x is

anonymous · Answer

7 but i do 6 grade math bc when i started k12 it was at the end of the year and i didnt do their math

anonymous · Answer

oh okay