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mike67755
Dec 7, 2010, 05:44 PM
5x+y=2
-3+5x=14

Unknown008
Dec 8, 2010, 12:20 AM
Are you sure the question is right? Shouldn't it not be

5x+y=2
-3y+5x=14

instead?

You want to solve for x and y? You can do so using elimination as the fastest method.

Subtract the second equation from the first.

What do you get?