Posted by Haylie on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 6:23pm.
use substitution, sub the 2nd into the 1st
x+y = 20
(y-4) + y = 20
2y = 24
y = 12
back into x = y-4
x = 12-4 = 8
x = 8, y = 12
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