SOLUTION: Can you help me solve this by subsititution Y = 3x +2. 8x = 4y-12

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Question 301244: Can you help me solve this by subsititution
Y = 3x +2. 8x = 4y-12
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y = 3x +2.

8x = 4y-12
8x= 4(3x+2)-12
8x= 12x+8 -12
8x-12x= +8-12
-4x= -4
x=-4/-4
x=1