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put this solution on YOUR website!The substitution method is eliminating one of the variables by substituting, or replacing it, with an expression of the other variable.
In these 2 equations, it's easy to solve for y in the 2nd eqn: y = 4-3x.
Then, substitute that for y in the 1st eqn
4x + 2(4-3x) = 4
Now you have only x, so solve for it.
4x + 8 -6x = 4
-2x + 8 = 4
-2x = -4
x = 2
Then, y = 4 - 3x
y = 4 - 6
y = -2
