Answer:
x = 5, y = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
First, isolate y in the top equation.
[tex]y = -5.3x+28.5[/tex]
Next, substitute y in the bottom equation.
[tex]4.2x + 3.1(-5.3x + 28.5) = 27.2[/tex]
[tex]5.3x + y = 28.5[/tex]
Simplify.
[tex]4.2x + -16.43x + 88.35 = 27.2[/tex]
Combine like terms.
[tex]-12.23x + 88.35 = 27.2[/tex]
Isolate x on one side.
[tex]-12.23x = -61.15[/tex]
Isolate x.
[tex]x = 5[/tex]
Substitute x into [tex]5.3x + y = 28.5[/tex]
[tex]5.3(5) + y = 28.5[/tex]
Simplify.
[tex]26.5 + y = 28.5[/tex]
Isolate y.
[tex]y = 2[/tex]
[tex]x = 5 \\y = 2[/tex]
