SOLUTION: Can the system 4x+8y=1 and 6x-3y=3 be solved more easily by using the substitution method or the addition method? How did you determine your answer?

Question 179789: Can the system 4x+8y=1 and 6x-3y=3 be solved more easily by using the substitution method or the addition method?
How did you determine your answer?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
system 4x+8y=1 and 6x-3y=3 be solved more easily by using the substitution method or the addition method?
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the addition method would be easier
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in order to use substution you must isolate x or y in either term
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I only use substitution when one of the variables is already isolated.
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