document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294686>Question 294686</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the values of x and y that solve the following system of equations \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x+3y=-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-7y=-15 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-7y=-15  Multiply this equation by 2 and subtract the abobe equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(4x-7y)-(8x+3y)=2*-15-(-13)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x-14y-8x-3y=-17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-17y=-17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug the value of y in the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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