SOLUTION: solve for x x+1=y -4x+16=y

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Question 674955: solve for x
x+1=y
-4x+16=y
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set these equal to each other
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x+1 = -4x + 16
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Group x variable to one side
x + 4x = 16 - 1
5x = 15
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