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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x - y = 3        This is what i have so far but it doesn't compute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 4x - 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 4x - 6 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x - 6 = 3 divide the -2 and the 6 by -2 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x/-2 = 9/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -9/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y = 4(-9/2) - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -36/2 - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -36/2 or -18 + -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the answer I get is (-9/2, -24) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "but when I plug them back into the equations, they don't compute. Please help </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2y = 4x - 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - 4x - 6 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x - 6 = 3 divide the -2 and the 6 by -2 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x/-2 = 9/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -9/2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = 4(-9/2) - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -36/2 - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -36/2 or -18 + -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the answer I get is (-9/2, -24) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "but when I plug them back into the equations, they don't compute. Please help<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where is the 2nd equation? </SPAN>\n" );
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