SOLUTION: -2+4y=1 3x-6y=9

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Question 261730: -2+4y=1
3x-6y=9

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Question: -2+4y=1
3x-6y=9
Notice that the first equation has only one variable y so solve for that variable. -2+4y = 1
4y = 3
y = 3/4
Now you have one variable so substitute that value for y in the second equation.
3x - 6(3/4) = 9
3x - 9/2 = 9
3x = 27/2
x = 9/2