SOLUTION: Can you provide some assist in helping solve this problem...instructions...solve the system by addition or substitution. 4x - 4y = 24 y = -6 + x

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Question 70703: Can you provide some assist in helping solve this problem...instructions...solve the system by addition or substitution.
4x - 4y = 24
y = -6 + x

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solve the system by addition or substitution.
4x - 4y = 24
y = -6 + x
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Substitute y=-6+x into the 1st equation, as follows:
4x - 4(-6+x) = 24
4x +24 -4x = 24
4x-4x = 24-24
0=0
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This means the two equations are really the same.
The solution for the system of equations is all the points that satisfy
y=-6+x; this is a line with an infinite number of points.
Cheers,
Stan H.