Hello mathew
We can solve this problem as follows

Solve
y=3x
x+y=4

Using substitution method we have
Replace y with 3x in the second equation

since y = 3x. Putting its value we have
x + 3x = 4
4x = 4

or
x = 1
y = 3

hope this helps

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