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  • 08-11-2018
  • Mathematics
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how do you find x and y in a word problem

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nic4029
nic4029 nic4029
  • 08-11-2018

You replace one letter with 0 so you can cancel it out. So for example, when you are solving for y, you put x as 0 so then you can find the y. If the problem is x+y=24. You put x as 0 and you solve for y.

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