## anonymous one year ago What is the value of y in the solution to the following system of equations? 5x − 3y = −11 2x − 6y = −14

1. anonymous

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2. anonymous

is it 2?

3. jim_thompson5910

very good the solution to the system as an ordered pair is (-1,2) focusing on just y we get y = 2

4. anonymous

thanks! Use the substitution method to solve the following system of equations: 3x + 5y = 3 x + 2y = 0 i got (6,-3)?

5. jim_thompson5910

You can plug the point back into each equation to see if you get a true result 3x + 5y = 3 3(6) + 5(-3) = 3 ... plug in x = 6 and y = -3 18 - 15 = 3 3 = 3 I'll let you check the other one

6. anonymous

6+2(-3)=0 6+-6=0 0=0

7. jim_thompson5910

so (6,-3) is confirmed to be the solution

8. anonymous

this ones really confusing me.. In the below system, solve for y in the first equation. x + 3y = 6 2x − y = 10 i got y=-1/3x+2

9. jim_thompson5910

I'm getting $\Large y = -\frac{1}{3}x + 2$ as well

10. anonymous

awesome!! Miranda bought some apples and oranges at the store for fruit salad. Owen bought three times as many apples and twice as many oranges. Miranda has 5 fruits in her bag, but Owen has 12 fruits in his bag. How many apples did Miranda purchase? I got 2?

11. jim_thompson5910

you're on a roll

12. jim_thompson5910

you are correct

13. anonymous

14. jim_thompson5910

I'm getting the same as well

15. anonymous

omg yes! thank you so much!

16. jim_thompson5910

you're welcome