SOLUTION: How do you determine to use subsitution or elimination?

Question 352895: How do you determine to use subsitution or elimination?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Usually the question itself will reveal which method to use when solving a system of linear equations in two variables. The same applies for a system of linear equations in 3 or 4 variables. The question will let you know.
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