document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1145677>Question 1145677</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve this system using the substitution method: y = 3x  -  2; y = (1/2)x - 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the expression for y from the first equation in the second:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will assume, since you are asking a question about solving pairs of equations in two variables, that you know how to solve that single equation in one variable. </SPAN>\n" );
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