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I'll assume the simplified case of two equations, with two variables each. Some of the methods can be extended to more complicated cases.


Substitution: Solve for one variable in one equation, replace it in the other equation.


Setting two quantities equal: For example, if 5x + 3y = 10, and 5x - 2y = 0, solve each equation for "5x", and set the two equal, with the result: 10 - 3y = 2y.


Addition/subtraction: Add or subtract one equation (or a multiple of one equation) to the other. In the previous example, if you subtract the second equation from the first, you get an equation that doesn't contain x.


In any of these cases, after solving for a single variable, replace in one of the original equations to get the other variable.

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Substitution Method, Graphing, Elimination Method.

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