SOLUTION: Solve this system using the substitution method: y = 3x - 2; y = (1/2)x - 4

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Question 1145677: Solve this system using the substitution method: y = 3x - 2; y = (1/2)x - 4
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Substitute the expression for y from the first equation in the second:

3x-2+=+%281%2F2%29x-4

I will assume, since you are asking a question about solving pairs of equations in two variables, that you know how to solve that single equation in one variable.