How do you solve $8x-9y=32.5$ and $7y-2x=-10.5$ using substitution?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-09T10:35:49

Solution: $x= 3.5 ,y = -0.5$

$8x-9y= 32.5$ (1) , $7y-2x= -10.5$ (2) , From equation (2)

we get $2x= 7y+10.5 or x= 3.5y + 5.25$ (3), Putting

$x= 3.5y + 5.25$ in equation (1) we get,

$8( 3.5y + 5.25) -9y = 32.5 or 28y+42-9y=32.5$ or

$19y = 32.5-42 or 19 y= -9.5 or y = -0.5$ Putting

$y = -0.5$ in equation (3) we get, $x= 3.5 *(-0.5)+5.25$ or

$x=3.5 :.$ Solution: $x= 3.5 ,y = -0.5$ [Ans]

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