document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251489>Question 251489</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my using the elimination method solve the following equations by elimination:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=38        175000x+200000y=7200000 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "first divide by 1000 to get rid of those zeroes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175x+200y=7200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=38 multiply by 175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175x+200y=7200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175x+175y=6650 subtract from above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25y=650<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=650/25=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug in 26 in x+y=38 </SPAN>\n" );
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