In the excerpt, the explorer is confident in his ability to reach his destination. Why are
confidence and determination important qualities for an explorer? What are other
important traits that you think an explorer should possess?

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4

answer: provide the speech

explanation:

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