SOLUTION: Solve by substitution: Y= 4x+1 Y=2x+5

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Question 699732: Solve by substitution:
Y= 4x+1
Y=2x+5
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's write this
Y= 4x+1
Y=2x+5
as:
4x+1=2x+5
Now subtract 2x and 1 to get:
2x=4
x=2
Now we know
y=9
Make sense?
RJ
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