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Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution

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Solve each system by the substitution method. Indicate whether each system is independent, inconsistent, or dependent.

x = 1/8y - 1

y = 1/4x + 39

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Because you did not use (), I am not sure about the real meaning of your expressions.
For x=1/8y-1, you might mean 1 divided by (8y-1), but for any mathematician, it has a unique ...

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