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PLEASE HELP I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT

PLEASE HELP I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO IT-example-1
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Your answer should be x=7 and y=7
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Answer:

y=7, x=7

Explanation:

They both equal y, so you can set the right part of the equations equal to each other

4x-21=2x-7

solve for x

2x-21=-7

2x=14

x=7

knowing x, we can now substitute back into one of the original equations to find y

y=4(7)-21=28-21=7

or

y=2(7)-7=14-7=7

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