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document.write( "I am lost please help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the following equation set by substitution showing work:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x &#8211; y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x + 2y = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying the first equation by -2 gives ___ -6x + 2y = -10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "comparing this with the second equation reveals an inconsistency </SPAN>\n" );
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