document.write( "Question 186843: Can anyone help solve each system by the addition method?\r
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Can anyone help solve each system by the addition method?
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document.write( "You just need to get rid of the fractions in the first\r\n" );
document.write( "and get rid of the decimals in the second.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"system%28%283%2F7%29x%2B%285%2F9%29y=27%2C+%281%2F9%29x%2B%282%2F7%29y=7%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the first equation through by the LCD of 63.\r\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the second equation through by its LCD, which just\r\n" );
document.write( "happens to be 63 also.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That becomes\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"system%2827x%2B35y=1701%2C7x%2B18y=441%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve that? If not post again asking how.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answers: x=63, y=0\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"system%283x-2.5y=7.125%2C2.5x-3y=7.3125%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the decimals by multiplying through by 10000\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"system%2830000x-25000y=71250%2C25000x-30000y=73125%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can divide the first one through by 1250 and the\r\n" );
document.write( "second one through by 625:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"system%2824x-20y=57%2C40x-48y=117%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve that? If not post again asking how.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answers: \"x=9%2F8\", \"y=-3%2F2\"\r\n" );
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