Answer
$x=2,y=1$
Work Step by Step
Given: $3x+2y=8$ and $2x-y=3$
After adding the first equation by two times of the second equations, we get
$7x=14$
or, $x=2$
Now, $3(2)+2y=8$
or, $2y=8-6$
Thus, $x=2,y=1$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - Problem Solving and Business Applications Using Systems of Equations - Exercise Set - Page 204: 4
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