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solve by substitution method 0.4x+0.3y=1.7 and 0.7x+0.2y=0.8 |
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Answer» 0.4x + 0.3y = 1.7 ----(1) 0.7x + 0.2y = 0.8 -----(2) from (2) we get y = 0.8 - 0.7x / 0.2 substitute y = 0.8 - 0.7x/0.2 in equation (1), we get 0.4x + 0.24 - 0.21x / 0.2 = 1.7 ⇒ 0.08x + 0.24 - 0.21x = 0.34 ⇒ -0.13x = 0.34 - 0.24 = 0.10 ⇒ x = 0.10 / - 0.13 = -10 / 13 ∴ y = \(\frac{0.8-0.7\times\frac{-10}{13}}{0.2}\) = \(\frac{8+\frac{70}{13}}{2}=\frac{174}{26}=\frac{87}{13}\) |
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