How do you solve the system of equations 2x+6y=14 and 4x=16?

1 Answer
May 12, 2017

Reduce each equation then substitute the second equation into the first equation. Answer: (4,1)

Explanation:

Original equation: Given 2x+6y=14 and 4x=16, solve for (x,y)

We can solve this system of equations by using substitution. First, we can divide the first equation by 2 and the second equation by 4:
x+3y=7
x=4

Now, we simply substitute the second equation, x=4, into the first equation:
4+3y=7
We can subtract 4 from both sides to isolate the 3y:
4+3y4=74
3y=3
Now, we divide both sides by 3 to solve for y:
y=1

Therefore, our solution is the coordinate point (4,1)