josselynestrada18 josselynestrada18
  • 03-12-2020
  • Mathematics
contestada

Solve the system of equations by substitution.

3x+y = 10
7x+ 2y= 24

A. (2,4)
B. (2,-6)
C. (4,-2)
D. (2,-4)

If you can, explain step by step please :)

Respuesta :

joaena
joaena joaena
  • 03-12-2020

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

3x+y=10---(1)

7x+2y=24---(2)

From(1)

3x+y=10

y=10-3x---(3)

Substitute(3)into(2)

7x+2y=24

7x+2(10-3x)=24

7x+20-6x=24

x+20=24

x=24-20

x=4

Substitute x=4 into (1)

3x+y=10

3(4)+y=10

12+y=10

y=10-12

y=-2

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What did the framers call the "least dangerous branch"?
The number of trophies levels in an ecosystem pyramid A) is limitless B) is limited by the amount of energy that is lost at each trophies level C) is impossibl
Jia yin notes that in many countries, industrial development is, more or less, nonexistent. she is taking note of the:
Which health care employees are eligible for free hepatitis b vaccination?
Please answer at least one of them. 1)Four painters can paint a room in 6 hours. How long will it take three painters to paint the same room? 2)It takes three i
The ceiling in Mitchell’s bedroom measures 12 feet by 10 feet 11 inches. What’s the total area of the ceiling in square inches?
Polygon ABCD has sides with these lengths: , 5 units; , 4 units; , 4.5 units; and , 7 units. The slope of is 5, the slope of is 0.25, the slope of is -2, and th
do Standard English come to you naturally as a child
What is the center of the circle represented by this equation? x2 + (y + 9)2 = 25
Find the general form of all real polynomials of least degree which have zeros 2 + i and -1 + 3i