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7x + 3y = 14

5x + 9y = 10

__________ (subtract bottom from top)

2x -6y = 4, therefore 2x = 4 + 6y, therefore x = 2 + 3y

Insert x = 2 + 3y into the original equation and calculate

7(2 + 3y) +3y = 14

14 + 21y +3y = 14

24y = 0

y = 0

If y= 0, then x = 2 FINAL ANSWER!

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