SOLUTION: how to solve y=1/2x+4 2y+2x=2

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Question 423971: how to solve y=1/2x+4
2y+2x=2

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y=1/2x+4
2y+2x=2
use the substitution method, plug "y" in the for the second equation
2(1/2x+4)+2x=2 simplify
x+4+2x=2
3x+4=2 subtract 4 from both sides
3x=-2 divide by 3 from both sides
x=-2/3
now plug (-2/3) into an original equation and solve
y=1/2(-2/3)+4
y=-1/3+4
y=11/4 or 3.7

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