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X + 4y = 10
2x + 8y = 20

User Mouthpiec
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Answer:

x = 2, y = 2

Explanation:

Looking at the equations,

x + 4y = 10

2x + 8y = 20

If x = 2, and y = 0 then it would look something like this:

2 + (4×2) = 10

Let's apply that to the next equation:

(2×2) + (8×2) = 20

In conclusion, x = 2, y = 2

User Tomasz Brzezina
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