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OpenStudy (anonymous):

@AriPotta

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u can add both sides and write \( 2y = 4 \)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

still confused

OpenStudy (aripotta):

he's saying use the elimination method and combine the two equations. doing that would give you 2y = 4, which you can then solve for y. after solving for y, substitute that into either equation to solve for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes , exactly ;)

OpenStudy (aripotta):

do you understand how we got 2y = 4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not really :P

OpenStudy (aripotta):

ok so the point of the elimination method is to "eliminate" a variable by combining the two equations. in the first equation, we have 2/3x. in the second, we have -2/3x. so they're already set up to eliminate x

OpenStudy (aripotta):

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