x/2 – y/9 = 6
x/7 + y/3 = 5
Simplify both the equations:
9x – 2y = 108 ………..(1)
3x + 7y = 105 …………(2)
Let us use elimination method to solve the given system of equations.
Multiply (2) by 3. And subtract both the equations.
From (1); 9x – 2(9) = 108
x = 14
Answer: x = 14 and y = 9