First, let's simplify both equations to setup an interesting way to solve the problem.
(s/2)+5t=3−7t+8s→s+10t=6−14t+16s→−15s+24t=6 (1st equation)3t−6s=9−2t→6s+5t=9 (2nd equation)
Now, let's mulitply the 1st equation by 6 and the 2nd equation by 15
These numbers seem random, we when we write it out, we can see why it's so important. We get
−90s+144t=3690s+75t=135
Now we have the opposite s coefficients. Adding these equations, we get
219t=171
t=171/219=57/73
Now, we can find s through the value of t. We get
6s+5(57/73)=96s+285/73=96s=9−285/736s=372/73s=62/73
Thus, our ordered pair (s, t) is (57/73,62/73)
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