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5x - 3y = -16 2x + y = 8 Elimination Method  
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by AudreyMae001 at July 07, 2010

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5x-3y=-16 --->*  2x+y= 8 ---->** Multiply eqn ** by 3 gives 5x-3y=-16 6x+3y= 24 Solving them gives 11x=8  hence  x=8/11 substituting in * we get 5(8/11)-3y=-16 40/11-3y=-16 3y=16+40/11 3y=216/11  y=216/33
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seema004 seema004 July 07, 2010

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y=8-2x5x-3(8-2x)=-165x-24+6x=-1611x=-16+2411x=8x=8/11y=8-2xy=8-2(8/11)y=8-(16/11)y=6.5454
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