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Question from Marina, a student: I am stuck with this substition please help. -3x+y=1 |
Hi Marina,
From the first equation y = 1 + 3x so you can substitute this into the second equation to obtain
5x + 2(1 + 3x) = -4 or
5x + 2 + 6x = -4
Solve for x.
Penny
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