document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=233224>Question 233224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by the substitution method 2x+3y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                -6x+y=36  What is the solution set I came up with ( -2,6) am I close </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x+y=36 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the solution set I came up with ( -2,6) am I close<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub -2 for x and 6 for y, see if they're right.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There's no \"close\" in these, it's right or wrong.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(-2) + 3*6 =? 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = 8  That one's good.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x+y=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6*(-2) + 6 =? 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 + 6 <> 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not right.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How did you get that? </SPAN>\n" );
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