How do you solve the system of equations 8x7y=5 and 4x+3y=1?

1 Answer
Nov 3, 2016

x=2 and y=3

Explanation:

By the reduction method we can multply the second equation by 2 so that we obtain 8x+6y=2. At this point if add member by member the first and the last equation we get 8x8x7y+6y=5+2 that solved gives y=3 and consequently x=2