Question

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Answer 1

Use the elmination method

Answer 2

Or substituion whatever u like

Answer 3

How do you do the elimination method

Answer 4

Ok let's stick with substituion :P
We need to solve equation 1 for x

Answer 5

x+y=5
isolate x

Answer 6

Okay

Answer 7

Do you know how?

Answer 8

Hint: what's the mathematical opposite of addition?

Answer 9

Subtractioon

Answer 10

Good subtract y from both sides

Answer 11

You get x=-y+5

Answer 12

Equation 1= x=-y+5
Equation 2= x-2y=2

Answer 13

We know the value of x already so just plug it into equation 2
-y+5-2y=2
solve for y

Answer 14

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Answer 15

What's the value of x?

Answer 16

Equation 1= x=-y+5

Answer 17

Okay, how do I solve it?

Answer 18

substitute that in for x in the second equation

Answer 19

How do I do that?

Answer 20

Just put it in instead of x...

Answer 21

Y= y-2y=2

Answer 22

-y+5-2y=2

Answer 23

Now what?

Answer 24

Solve for y

Answer 25

combine like terms on the left side

Answer 26

3y?

Answer 27

-

Answer 28

0y

Answer 29

5-3y=2

Answer 30

2y?

Answer 31

.-.

Answer 32

move the 5 over

Answer 33

Over what?

Answer 34

to the other side

Answer 35

3y-5=2

Answer 36

5-3y, how do we get the 5 to the right side?

Answer 37

5-3y=2

Answer 38

.-. You wrote that before.