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Using the elimination method to solve the following system of equation.

Using the elimination method to solve the following system of equation.-example-1
User S M Kamran
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First step, multiply the bottom one by 8
it should look like
8x -16y =0
8x + 16y = 24

Then jsut work the problem
the 16's cancel out, and the 8's add to 16, and the 24 add's to 0 making it 24 still.
So it should look like
16x = 24.
making your answer 1.5
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