Answer:
x = 1; y = 3
Step-by-step explanation:
Get the unknowns on one side of the equal sign and the known numbers on the other:
EQUATION 1: y = 2x + 1 (subtract 2x from both sides)
y -2x = 1
EQUATION 2: y = 6 -3x (add 3x to both sides)
y + 3x = 6
Now we have two simultaneous equations:
y -2x = 1
y + 3x = 6
subtraction gives -5x = -5 so x = 1
Substitute x = 1 into one of the original equations to find y.
y + 3x = 6 becomes y + 3 = 6, so y = 3
