document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=245972>Question 245972</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me out I do not under<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve the system by the elimination method<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+5y=-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-3y=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It says the solution is an ordered pair and use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression. Can someone please help me out with this? Thank you so much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #179652 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TheProdicalSon><B>TheProdicalSon(34)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TheProdicalSon><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=179652\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here, this is actually pretty easy to understand.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 5y = -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x - 3y = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our goal is to eliminate one of the variables, I'm going to eliminate the y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the top one by three, and the bottom one by five.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x + 15y = -33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x - 15y =  85\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the equations together\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50x = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 26/25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "insert into orginal problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(26/25) + 5y = -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.2 + 5y = -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y = -16.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3.24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.2 - 16.2 = -11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Correct\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe your algrebra II teacher will want it written as x = 5 1/5, and y = -3 6/25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sincerly,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      Andrew </SPAN>\n" );
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