document.write( "Question 246085: Can anyone help me with this?
\n" ); document.write( "Solve by elimination
\n" ); document.write( "5x+5y=-7
\n" ); document.write( "7x-3y=19
\n" ); document.write( "I do not understand this I keep getting different answers, the solution is suppose to be an ordered pair of fractions thank you for your time \n" ); document.write( "
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5x+5y=-7
\n" ); document.write( "7x-3y=19
\n" ); document.write( "to solve by elimination we must eliminate one of the variables\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "multiply the first by 3 and the second by 5
\n" ); document.write( "15x+15y=-21
\n" ); document.write( "35x-15y=95
\n" ); document.write( "now add the two new equations
\n" ); document.write( "50x=74
\n" ); document.write( "x=74/50
\n" ); document.write( "divide by 2
\n" ); document.write( "x=37/25
\n" ); document.write( "we can do similarly for y ( multiply first by 7 and second by 5 and subtract)
\n" ); document.write( "or substitute 37/25 into one of the equations\r
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