SOLUTION: SOlve using elimination. 10x-10y=0 5x-4y=8

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Question 654841: SOlve using elimination.
10x-10y=0
5x-4y=8
Answer by schmidtmomto6(24) About Me  (Show Source):
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10x-10y=0
5x-4y=8 <- Multiply this equation by 2, which gives you 10x-8y=16. Subtract this equation from the first.
10x-10y=0
-10x-8y=16
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-2y=-16
so y=8. Substitute this value for y back in one of the original equations to solve for x.