Test 8 Section 3 #18. Is there a fast way to get this?

Yes! Because the systems have –x and x terms, respectively, you can eliminate x super easily by adding the equations! This is called solving a system by elimination and this is a particularly nice example of the SAT letting you do it.

    \begin{align*}-x+y&=-3.5\\+(x+3y&=9.5)\\4y&=6\\y&=\dfrac{6}{4}\\y&=\dfrac{3}{2}\end{align}

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