Step 1) Solve the first equation for #x#:
#3x - 2y = 9#
#3x - 2y + color(red)(2y) = 9 + color(red)(2y)#
#3x - 0 = 9 + 2y#
#3x = 9 + 2y#
#(3x)/color(red)(3) = (9 + 2y)/color(red)(3)#
#(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3)))x)/cancel(color(red)(3)) = 9/3 + (2y)/3#
#x = 3 + 2/3y#
Step 2) Substitute #3 + 2/3y# for #x# in the second equation and solve for #y#:
#2x + 3y = 12# becomes:
#2(3 + 2/3y) + 3y = 12#
#(2 * 3) + (2 * 2/3y) + 3y = 12#
#6 + 4/3y + 3y = 12#
#6 + 4/3y + (3/3 * 3y) = 12#
#6 + 4/3y + 9/3y = 12#
#6 + 13/3y = 12#
#-color(red)(6) + 6 + 13/3y = -color(red)(6) + 12#
#0 + 13/3y = 6#
#13/3y = 6#
#color(red)(3)/color(blue)(13) xx 13/3y = color(red)(3)/color(blue)(13) xx 6#
#cancel(color(red)(3))/cancel(color(blue)(13)) xx color(blue)(cancel(color(black)(13)))/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3)))y = 18/13#
#y = 18/13#
Step 3) Substitute #18/13# for #y# in the solution to the first equation at the end of Step 1 and calculate #x#:
#x = 3 + 2/3y# becomes:
#x = 3 + (2/3 xx 18/13)#
#x = 3 + (2/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3))) xx (color(red)(cancel(color(black)(18)))6)/13)#
#x = 3 + 12/13#
#x = (13/13 xx 3) + 12/13#
#x = 39/13 + 12/13#
#x = 51/13#
The solution is: #x = 51/13# and #y = 18/13# or #(51/13, 18/131)#
