document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=301746>Question 301746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6x+y=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+7y=28 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do it this way correct: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+7y(44-6x)=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=308-42x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48x+308=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "co efficient is 48 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "48x+308=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48x-336<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=44 -6(7x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44-42 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y =  2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's go through each step.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+y=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+7y=28 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "First equation rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=44-6x Plug this into the second equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+7(44-6x)=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+308-42x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-36x+308=28 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "From this point we subtract 308 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-36x=-280 Divide -36 into both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=280/36  reduced to 70/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=70/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug this into either equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(70/9)+7y=28 Do the math:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y=28-(140/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-8/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check the answer by plugging these answers into either original equation.<BR>\n" );
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