To solve the system of equations:
- \(3x - y = 1\) (Equation 1)
- \(2x + 3y = 16\) (Equation 2)
First, we can solve Equation 1 for \(y\):
\[ y = 3x - 1 \]
Now, we can substitute this expression for \(y\) into Equation 2:
\[ 2x + 3(3x - 1) = 16 \]
Expanding this gives:
\[ 2x + 9x - 3 = 16 \]
Combining like terms:
\[ 11x - 3 = 16 \]
Now, add 3 to both sides:
\[ 11x = 19 \]
Dividing both sides by 11 gives:
\[ x = \frac{19}{11} \]
Now substitute \(x\) back into the equation we found for \(y\):
\[ y = 3\left(\frac{19}{11}\right) - 1 \]
Calculating that out:
\[ y = \frac{57}{11} - 1 = \frac{57}{11} - \frac{11}{11} = \frac{46}{11} \]
So the solution to the system of equations is:
\[ x = \frac{19}{11}, \quad y = \frac{46}{11} \]
This can also be expressed as the ordered pair:
\[ \left(\frac{19}{11}, \frac{46}{11}\right) \]
