SOLUTION: How to solve this system of linear equation by the substitution method step by step? 4x+6y=2340 x+y=480

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Question 674949: How to solve this system of linear equation by the substitution method step by step? 4x+6y=2340
x+y=480

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4x+6y=2340
x+y=480
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solve for x
x = 480-y
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substitute into the first equation
4(480-y) + 6y = 2340
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1920 - 4y + 6y = 2340
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2y = 2340-1920
2y = 420

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Plug the y valute into the x+y=480 equation
x + 210 = 480
x = 480 - 210

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