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How many solutions will the following system of equations have? '2x+y=4' '2x+y=8'​

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Subtracting one equation from the other eliminates both variables and results in a false statement:

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

0 = -4

So there is no solution to this system.

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