How do you solve the following system?: 1/2x=y-1 , 1/3x=y-5 12x=y−1,13x=y−5

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Deepak G.
Jul 25, 2016

x=24x=24
y=13y=13

Explanation:

1/2x=y-112x=y−1 , 1/3x=y-513x=y−5
or
x=2(y-1)x=2(y−1) , x=3(y-5)x=3(y−5)
or
x=2y-2x=2y−2 , x=3y-15x=3y−15
or
2y-2=3y-152y−2=3y−15
or
3y-2y=15-23y−2y=15−2
or
y=13y=13---------Ans 11

Since x=2y-2x=2y−2
or
x=2(13)-2x=2(13)−2
or
x=26-2x=26−2
or
x=24x=24--------Ans 22

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