document.write( "Question 318698: Solve by using Elimination.\r
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1.\"-6x+%2B+7y+=+-1\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply eq. 1 by (5) and eq. 2 by (6) and add them together to eliminate x,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"47y=13\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Then use either equation to solve for x,
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