document.write( "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?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #394804 by solver91311(24713)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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.\r
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