document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260874>Question 260874</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the answer of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p + 3q =18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5p - q =11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show each step. I am having trouble understanding each individual steps.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #192153 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=192153\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the original system:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(i) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2p+%2B+3q+=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2p+%2B+3q+=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5p+-+q+=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5p+-+q+=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - I see that q's will be easier to get rid of, so I will multiply (ii) by 3 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iii) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15p+-+3q+=+33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15p+-+3q+=+33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - now, by adding down with (i) and (iii) , the q's are gone and I can solve for p. We get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iv) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17p+=+51 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17p+=+51\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3 - divide by 17 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(v) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 4- now that we have p, we can substitute 3 for p into any equation. Let's put it into (i) and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A3+%2B+3q+=+18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A3+%2B+3q+=+18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6+%2B+3q+=+18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6+%2B+3q+=+18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 6 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3q+=+12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3q+=+12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 3 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=q+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"q+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "so our answer is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 3, q = 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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