document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=235669>Question 235669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-y=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3y=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7x +4y =17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 4 from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and then you finish it </SPAN>\n" );
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