Question

Can anyone help? I will fan and medal!

Answer 1

So the second equation gives you an equation as if you were solving for X.

What you would do is plug that equation to each place you see an X in the first equation. That's "Substituting" the X

Answer 2

A?

Answer 3

^ Yep

Answer 4

I have 3 more @FortyTheRapper

Answer 5

hello? @FortyTheRapper

Answer 6

so,first
5x + y + -1y = 2 + -1y

Answer 7

okay

Answer 8

what next @sydneymmelin

Answer 9

Next, we combine like terms: y + -1y = 0
5x + 0 = 2 + -1y
5x = 2 + -1y

Answer 10

we then divide both sides by 5
x = 0.4 + -0.2y

Answer 11

okay

Answer 12

we finally simplify, but it cant be simplified, so that the the entire first equation

Answer 13

did that help

Answer 14

we do the exact same steps as we did for the first equation, try it yourself.

Answer 15

yes thank you