SOLUTION: x = 4y 2x + 3y = 44

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Question 272602: x = 4y
2x + 3y = 44

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
x = 4y
2x + 3y = 44
We can plug the first equation into the second like this:
2(4y)+3y=44 Combine like terms to get:
11y=44 Divide both sides by 11 to get:
y=4
Now plug this into the first equation to get:
x=16
There we go. Check the answers in both equations.
RJ
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