SOLUTION: Solve this: x-3y=8,4x+y=6 by substitution thank you

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Question 440651: Solve this:
x-3y=8,4x+y=6 by substitution
thank you
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-3y=8 .............1
y=6-4x ---------2
y=6-4x
Plug the value of y in (1)
x-3(6-4x)=8
x-18+12 x= 8
x+12x=8+18
13x=26
/13
x=2
Plug the value of x in (1)
x -3y=8
1*2-3y=8
2-3y=8
-3y=6
/-3
y=-2