Question:
Solve the following systems of equations:
$99 x+101 y=499$
$101 x+99 y=501$
Solution:
The given equations are:
$99 x+101 y=499 \ldots(i)$
$101 x+99 y=501 \ldots(i i)$
Multiply equation $(i)$ by 99 and equation $(i i)$ by 101 , and subtract (ii) from (i) we get
Put the value of $x$ in equation $(i)$, we get
$99 \times 3+101 y=499$
$\Rightarrow 101 y=202$
$\Rightarrow y=2$
Hence the value of $x=3$ and $y=2$