Why were forests harvested without regard for the consequences for so long? O People developed back-up plans for when the forests would be depleted.
O The forests were always regrowing.
o They were viewed as an unlimited supply of wood.
O No one thought they would be around long enough to worry about running out.

To solve this system of equations by elimination, what operation could be used to eliminate the y-variable and find the value of x? 6x + 5y = 2 4x + 2y = 8 a) subtract 2 times the second equation from 3 times the first equation b) subtract 3 times the second equation from 2 times the first equation c) subtract 5 times the second equation from 2 times the first equation d) subtract 2 times the second equation from 5 times the first equation