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2x + y = 2
4x = 44 + 3y
Solve the first one for y
2x + y = 2
y = 2 - 2x
Substitute (2 - 2x) for y in the second equation
4x = 44 + 3y
4x = 44 + 3(2 - 2x)
4x = 44 + 6 - 6x
4x = 50 - 6x
10x = 50
x = 5
Substitute into the equation you got when you solved
for y, the one I colored red:
y = 2 - 2x
y = 2 - 2(5)
y = 2 - 10
y = -8
Solution (x,y) = (5,-8)
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Check by substituting in BOTH original equations:
2x + y = 2 | 4x = 44 + 3y
2(5) + (-8) = 2 | 4(5) = 44 + 3(-8)
10 - 8 = 2 | 20 = 44 - 24
2 = 2 | 20 = 20
They both check.
Edwin
