Problem

Question 33

When solving a system of two linear equations using the substitution method, what are you looking to do exactly?

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Substitute the value of this variable back into one of the original equations to find the value of the other variable

Steps

Step 1 :Solve one of the equations for one variable

Step 2 :Substitute this expression into the other equation

Step 3 :Solve the resulting single-variable equation

Step 4 :Substitute the value of this variable back into one of the original equations to find the value of the other variable

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