SOLUTION: Please help. I am very confused how to solve this with substitution -16x+2y=2 y=8x-1
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Question 705345
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Please help. I am very confused how to solve this with substitution
-16x+2y=2
y=8x-1
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jim_thompson5910(35256)
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Hint:
-16x+2y=2 ... start with the first equation
-16x+2(8x-1)=2 ... plug in y = 8x - 1
-16x + 16x - 2 = 2 ... distribute
I'll let you finish