SOLUTION: Solve using the substitution method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this. 4a + 20b = 8 8a = -40b + 16

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Question 387725: Solve using the substitution method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this.
4a + 20b = 8
8a = -40b + 16

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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4a + 20b = 8
8a = -40b + 16
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4a + 20b = 8
4a = -20b + 8 divide each side by 2
Both equations are identical.
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Ed