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Y=x-4
4x+y=26
Solve with substitution

User Houy Narun
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Answer:

(6,2)

Explanation:

Since
y=x-4, we can substitute this into the second equation so that there is only one variable that we can solve for.


4x+(x-4)=26


5x-4=26


5x=30


x=6

Now we can plug this back into the first equation.


y=(6-4)


y=2

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