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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (igreen):
Tell me what you come up with.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so x= 5-y
OpenStudy (anonymous):
or x =y-5
OpenStudy (igreen):
Yep!
Now plug in '5 - y' for 'x' in the 2nd equation and solve for 'y'.
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OpenStudy (igreen):
5 - y and y - 5 aren't the same.
OpenStudy (mathmale):
Your x=5-y is fine. Now, what are you going to do with this? Hint: substitution method.
OpenStudy (igreen):
Can you plug in '5 - y' for 'x' in the 2nd equation and solve for 'y'?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
im sorrry this makes o sense to me... lol
OpenStudy (igreen):
Okay, we have:
x = 5 - y
for the first equation
Our second equation is:
x - 2y = 2
Now in the first equation, x is equal to 5 - y, so we can plug that in for 'x' in the second equation.
5 - y - 2y = 2
Now solve that for 'y', can you do that?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
3y =-3 so y = -1
OpenStudy (anonymous):
right
OpenStudy (anonymous):
???
OpenStudy (ineedhelplz):
x=4 and y=1
OpenStudy (xmissalycatx):
You have to combine like terms in 5 - y - 2y = 2.
So it would actually be 5 - 3y = 2
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OpenStudy (xmissalycatx):
And then subtract 5 from both sides and divide by -1.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
tahnks so much
OpenStudy (xmissalycatx):
@Ineedhelplz Please don't give direct answers.. :/
OpenStudy (anonymous):
can you help me on another one
OpenStudy (xmissalycatx):
I sure can :P
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