SOLUTION: ?Please help me? Solve the system by substitution. x + y = 12 y = 2x

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Question 84500: ?Please help me?
Solve the system by substitution.
x + y = 12
y = 2x

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve by substition:

Substitute this value of y into the first equation and solve for x.
Combine like-terms.
Divide both sides by 3.
Now substitute this value of x into the second equation and solve for y.


The solution is: (4, 8)
You can also see this when you graph these two linear equations.
The solution is the point of intersection of the two lines.

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