document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=830031>Question 830031</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which equation will result if the substitution method is used to solve the following system of linear equations?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y + 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(y+2) + y = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y + 2 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -2 to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now substitute 2 for y in x = y + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
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