Question 225027
Solve by using elimination. This cant be solved right?


x-4y=2  Multiply by 4 to both sides and you'll get 4x-16y=8 which is identical to the one below

4x-16y=8


ANSWER:  Because these are equations are dependent (one equation is a multiple of the other, 4 in this case), there are many solutions that satisfies these equations.


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