6x+4y=8 and 5x+4y=6

Question

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Answer 1

Subtract the second equation from the first:

 

6x + 4y = 8

5x + 4y = 6

 

x = 2, use this to solve for y in the first equation:

 

6(2) + 4y = 8

 

4y = -4

 

y = -1