document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227848>Question 227848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve this problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2y=44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+2y=44 replace y with (3x) in this equation & solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2(3x)=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+6x=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=44/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=12 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*4+2*12=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20+24=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44=44<BR>\n" );
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