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How do you solve $7 x - 6 y = 17$ $7x - 6y = 17$ and $2 x + 3 y = 19$ $2x + 3y = 19$ ?

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Jun 6, 2018

$x = 5, y = 3$ $x=5,y=3$

Explanation:

myltiplying the second equation by $2$ $2$ and adding to the first we obtain:
$x = 5$ $x=5$ so we get $y = 3$ $y=3$

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