SOLUTION: What would be the easiest way to solve y = 2x - 2 and y =-x + 5

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By substitution. You have two expressions in both equal to . Set them equal to each other and then solve for . Once you have the value of that satisfies both equations at the same time, plug in the value to either equation and solve for

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