document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183398>Question 183398</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can not determine the answer to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 13x-3y=-50 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 12x+5y=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in either the substitution method or the elimination method..  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply (1) by 5 and (2) by 3:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the two equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <i>x</i>, then substitute the value found for <i>x</i> into either (1) or (2) to solve for <i>y</i>.\r<BR>\n" );
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