Question

Consider the system of equations

below. What is the solution of the
system?
y=4x-8
4x + 2y = 20

Answer 1

x = 3, y = 4

Explanation:

Substitute 4x - 8 in for y and then solve for x:

4x + 2(4x - 8) = 20

Then, 4x + 8x - 16 = 20 --> 12x = 36 --> x = 3.

Once you have x, you can solve for y.

y = 4x - 8 = 4(3) - 8 = 12 - 8 = 4

So, x = 3, y = 4