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Meda Jacobson

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12y ago

x+y = 10

x-y = 2

Add both equations together in order to eliminate y:

2x = 12

Divide both sides by 2 to find the value of x:

x = 6

Substitute the value of x into the original equations to find the value of y:

Therefore: x = 6 and y = 4

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