Which statement most accurately represents the excerpt’s larger idea?

A) Beauty and truth appear in unexpected places.

B) Social isolation may lead people to act immorally.

C) Getting what you want may not make you happy.

D)You may not get everything that you have bargained for.

A) beauty and truth appear in unexpected places.

Explanation:

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