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ACT Math Section: Elementary Algebra Drill 2, Problem 5. Use these two equations to solve for both x and y.

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Solve for x and y: 3x + 2y = 13 6x + y = 20

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And here are the potential answers...

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OK. Not much of a brain-squeezer.

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Since y, stands alone in the bottom equation, let's solve for y.

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We get y equals 20 minus 6x.

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Now we just substitute 20 minus 6x anywhere we see a y.

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Ok so rewrite the above equation with that substitution and we have

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3x plus 40 minus 12x equals 13

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Simplify to get negative 9x equals 13 minus 40 or negative 9x equals negative 27; divide

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both sides by negative 9 and we get x equals 3.

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Phew. Great. Only A and B are possible answers.

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Now just plug in 3 for x in the second equation

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and we get 6 times 3 is 18... plus y... equals 20.

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Now subtract 18 from both sides and we get y equals 2.

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Here we go. So boom! The answer is B.

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