SOLUTION: · Do the equations x = 4y + 1 and x = 4y – 1 have the same solution? How might you explain your answer to someone who has not learned algebra?

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Question 627270: · Do the equations x = 4y + 1 and x = 4y – 1 have the same solution? How might you explain your answer to someone who has not learned algebra?

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Pick a value for , substitute it and do the arithmetic in both equations. If you get the same value, then they have the same solution, otherwise not.

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