SOLUTION: x + y = 10 x - y = 2 Solve each system by elimination

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Question 625769: x + y = 10
x - y = 2
Solve each system by elimination
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
First we can add these two:
x + y = 10
x - y = 2
to get:
2x=12
Divide by 2:
x=6
Now we see see:
y=4
Make sense?
RJ
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