document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240135>Question 240135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve the problem: 3x-2y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              y=2x+8  ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #176035 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=176035\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Several ways to do this. The sinplest is to plug the value given for y in the second equation, into the first equation and then solving for the remaining variable<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x-2y+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x-2y+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+2x%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+2x%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > plug this value for y into the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x-2%282x%2B8%29=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x-2%282x%2B8%29=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  simplify and collect terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+-4x+-16+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+-4x+-16+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now that you have a value for x, plug that in to either original equation and solve for y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+2%2A%28-18%29+%2B+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+2%2A%28-18%29+%2B+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-36%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-36%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can also plot the two equation and see where they intersect<BR>\n" );
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