SOLUTION: 2x-4y=4 x+y=5

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Question 1072038: 2x-4y=4
x+y=5

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x-4y=4
1.x-2y=2
2.x%2By=5
Subtract 2 from 1,
x-2y-x-y=2-5
-3y=-3
Solve for y, then use either equation to solve for x.