SOLUTION: 4a-b=10 2a+3b=12

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Question 1053362: 4a-b=10
2a+3b=12
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4a-b=10
2a+3b=12
|Multiplying 1st EQ by 3 to eliminate b
12a-3b=30
2a +3b = 12
14a = 42
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4a-b=10
b = 4a - 10 = highlight%282%29
Checking
2a+3b=12
6 + 6 = 12 CHECKS!