SOLUTION: my problem is sovle the system of equations:x-4y=-8 and -3x+12y=24 i dont know how to do algebra and ive already failed this test please help

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Question 638609: my problem is sovle the system of equations:x-4y=-8 and -3x+12y=24
i dont know how to do algebra and ive already failed this test please help
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The system is dependent because if you multiply the first equation by a constant, -3, the result is identical to the second equation. there are infinitely many solutions. The solution is of the form (x,y) = (k, (k + 8)/4), where k is any real numbers.