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Use a substitution method to solve the linear system 2a=8
a+b=2

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  1. Divide the 2 to both sides of the fits equation making a = 4
    then Subsituted the 4 for a in the second equation making it 4+B=2 then subtract the four from both sides making the equation B equels -2

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