document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35865>Question 35865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7x-20= 6y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x-2y= -44\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve the system </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #21959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><B>ilana(307)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><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=21959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, we can rewrite -4x-2y=-44 as 2x+y=22 by dividing by -2.  So y=22-2x.  Substituting this y into 7x-20=6y gives 7x-20=6(22-2x).  Distributing,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-20=132-12x.  So 19x=152, so x=152/19=8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plugging this into y=22-2x gives y=6. </SPAN>\n" );
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