Combining the two equations gives us
[tex]-0.5x+4=2x+1[/tex]We add 0.5x to both sides and get
[tex]4=2.5x+1[/tex]and subtracting 1 from both sides gives
[tex]2.5x=3[/tex]And finally, dividing both sides by 2.5 gives
[tex]x=1.2[/tex]Putting this value of x into y = 2x + 1 gives
[tex]y=2(1.2)+1[/tex][tex]y=3.4[/tex]Hence our solution is
[tex]\textcolor{#FF7968}{(1.2,3.4)}[/tex]