document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232102>Question 232102</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve by the substitution method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6m+n= 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-7n=62  what is the solution I came up with ( 4,-8) am I close </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is the problem worked for you:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will solve 6M + N = 28 for \"M\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6M + N = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6M = 28 - N<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = (28 - N)/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that we have that answer for M, substitute it into the equation M - 7N = 62 to give us this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(28 - N)/6 - 7N = 62\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First thing we want to do now is get rid of our fraction!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We do that by multiplying each of the 3 terms by the denominator 6.  That will give us this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28 - N - 42N = 372\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we combine like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28 - 43N = 372\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, we subtract 28 from each side of the equation: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "****don't forget that leaves us with a NEGATIVE 43N****\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-43N = 344\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, we divide both sides by a -43 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N=-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that we have N's value, we plug that back into either original equation you want, I'll use 6M + N = 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging N's value in to that equation, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6M + (-8) = 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract (-8) from both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "***subtacting a negative number turns it to a positive***\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6M = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by 6 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So your answer is M=6 and N=-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You came close, probably just a small arithmatic mistake somewhere...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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