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What is the value of  y  in the solution to the system of equations? x  +  y  =  12x  –  3y  =  –30a. –8b. –3c. 3d. 8

Nick has box brads. he uses 4 brads for the first project. nick let’s b represent the original number of brads and finds that for the second project, the number of brads he uses is 8 more than half the difference of b and 4. write an expression to represent the number of brads he uses for the second project.

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