Answer:
(2, 7) is the correct ordered pair.
Step-by-step explanation:
5x + 3y = 31
2x + 3y = 25 Subtract to eliminate the y variable:
3x = 6
x = 6/3
x = 2.
Substitute x = 2 in the first equation:
5*2 + 3y = 31
3y = 31-10 = 21
y = 21/3
y = 7.
Check the result by substituting for x and y in the second equation:
2(2) + 3(7) = 25
4 + 21 = 25
25 = 25.
