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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 #206560 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=206560\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> first equation is 3x + 6y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second equation is -5x + 6y = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract second equation from first equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by 8 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace x with 2 in the first equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 + 6y = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 6 from both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6y = 42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by 6 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer should be x = 6 and y = 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute these values in both original equations to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first equation is 3x + 6y = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second equation is -5x + 6y = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 6y becomes 3*2 + 6*7 = 6 + 42 = 48 confirming x and y are good in the first equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x + 6y = 32 becomes -5*2 + 6*7 becomes -10 + 42 = 32 confirming x and y are good in the second equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2 and y = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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