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Substitution methode: y=2x-5 4x-y=7 I thought you do it like this: 4x-2x-5=7 2x-5=7 2x=12 x=6 But that's not right.. What did I do wrong?

Substitution methode: y=2x-5 4x-y=7 I thought you do it like this: 4x-2x-5=7 2x-5=7 2x=12 x=6 But that's not right.. What did I do wrong?
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Substitution methode:

y=2x-5
4x-y=7

I thought you do it like this:
4x-2x-5=7
2x-5=7
2x=12
x=6
But that's not right.. What did I do wrong?

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User Gopalraju
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It should be 4x-(2x-5)=7.


4x-(2x-5)=7\\ 4x-2x+5=7\\ 2x=2\\ x=1
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