Answer:
a=100
b=1
Step-by-step explanation:
18a+65b=1865
23a+7b=2314
We need to make one of the variables equal to the other
So...
The LCM for 65 and 7 is 455
So multiply 7 with 18a+65b=1865
and Multiply 65 with 23a+7b=2314
7 times 18a+65b=1865 is 126a+455b=13055
65 times 23a+7b=2314 is 1495a+455b=150410
So Subtract 126a+455b=13055 and 1495a+455b=150410
So 1369a=137355
Divide:
Which is about 100 (The actual value is 100.3323594)
Thus a=100
Substitute:
b=1
Hope this helps!
(The answer is rounded)
