document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=20817>Question 20817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me how do you solve this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2a+4b=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-5b=-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have to do this problem by using elimination </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #10023 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kapilsinghi><B>kapilsinghi(68)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kapilsinghi><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=10023\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2a+4b=11    --------1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-5b=-4       --------2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying 1 by 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a+8b=22       --------3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a-5b=-4       --------4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting 4 from 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13b=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtituting value of b in 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a - 10 = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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