Answer: {x,y} = {4,2}
[1] x - 4y = -4
[2] 5x - 4y = 12// Solve equation [1] for the variable x
[1] x = 4y - 4
// Plug this in for variable x in equation [2]
[2] 5•(4y-4) - 4y = 12
[2] 16y = 32
// Solve equation [2] for the variable y
[2] 16y = 32
[2] y = 2
// By now we know this much :
x = 4y-4
y = 2
// Use the y value to solve for x
x = 4(2)-4 = 4
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