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Strategic Variable Selection in Substitution

A small business owner is managing debt reduction using the system of equations {3x+y=5,2x+4y=10}\{3x + y = 5, 2x + 4y = -10\}. According to the substitution method procedure for this specific system, what is the primary reason for choosing to isolate the variable yy in the first equation rather than isolating a different variable?

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