Solve the following system of equations for z and for y

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System of Equations:

Value of z

Value of y
y=9+3z

y=58−4z

1 answer

To solve the system of equations for \( z \) and \( y \), we can start with the two equations given:

  1. \( y = 9 + 3z \)
  2. \( y = 58 - 4z \)

Since both expressions equal \( y \), we can set them equal to each other:

\[ 9 + 3z = 58 - 4z \]

Next, we will solve for \( z \). First, we can add \( 4z \) to both sides:

\[ 9 + 3z + 4z = 58 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 9 + 7z = 58 \]

Now, subtract 9 from both sides:

\[ 7z = 49 \]

Next, divide both sides by 7:

\[ z = 7 \]

Now that we have the value for \( z \), we can substitute it back into either of the original equations to find the value of \( y \). We'll use the first equation:

\[ y = 9 + 3z \]

Substituting \( z = 7 \):

\[ y = 9 + 3(7) \]

Calculating it:

\[ y = 9 + 21 \] \[ y = 30 \]

So, the solutions are: \[ z = 7 \] \[ y = 30 \]