document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=699247>Question 699247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Y+4x=4 and 6c+2y=6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #431286 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=431286\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (I assume the 'c' in the second equation is supposed to be an 'x'!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+4x=4 Equation (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+2y=6 Equation (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From equation (1) we can see that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4-4x Equation (3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we substitute this value we have for y into equation (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+2*(4-4x)=6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying the brackets gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+8-8x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplifying this gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we can use this to find out y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute this value for x into either (1), (2) or even (3)!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's use (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+4*1 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we now find that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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