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? Solve the simultaneous equations 5x + 2y = 16 x + 2y = 4
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? Solve the simultaneous equations
5x + 2y = 16
x + 2y = 4

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cancel y to get x which will be 3 then use answer of x to get y by substituting x and solve to get y 1/2
? Solve the simultaneous equations 5x + 2y = 16 x + 2y = 4-example-1
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take away the two equations to get:
4x = 12
x = 3

Substitute the x into one of the equations:
3 + 2y = 4
2y = 1
y = 1/2
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