SOLUTION: Please help. Solve by substiution. 8x-4y=16 y=2x-4

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Question 93739: Please help. Solve by substiution.
8x-4y=16
y=2x-4
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve by substitution:
8x-4y+=+16
y+=+2x-4 Substitute this value of y into the first equation and solve for x.
8x+-4%282x-4%29+=+16 Simplify.
8x-8x%2B16+=+16 Combine like-terms.
16+=+16
This result indicates that the two equations represent the very same line and there are an infinity of solutions.
The system is a "consistent system" and the equations are "dependent equations".