SOLUTION: 12x-4y=18 -4x+y=6

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Question 1099130: 12x-4y=18
-4x+y=6
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the second equation by 4 and add to the first,
12x-4y-16x%2B4y=18%2B24
-4x=42
Solve for x, then use either equation to solve for y.