Package a contains 3 birthday cards and 2 you notes and costs $18. package b contains 8 birthday cards and 6 you notes and costs $50. if x represents the cost of a birthday card and y represents the cost of a you note, how much does each birthday card cost?

3x+2y=18
8x+6y=50

ill give u elimination sub would be hard

elimination: -3(3x+2y=18)         multiple bye -3 
-9x-6y=-54                           6's cancel leaving -x=-4
8x+6y=50

-x=-4          divide bye -1

-1   -1
(x=4)

3(4)+2y=18       substitute 4 into one of the 2 original equations i picked first
12+2y=18          subtract 12
2y=6        divide by 2
y=3
final answer is points (4,3)

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