document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=327965>Question 327965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve by the elimination method<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5r-3s=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r+5s=44 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3r+5s=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mu;tiply firdt equation by 5 & second equation by 3 and add <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(5r-3s)+3(3r+5s)=-30+132<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25r-15s+9r+15s=102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34r=102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34r/34 =102/34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug the value of r in the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*3-3s=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15-3s=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -15 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15-15-3s=-15-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3s=-21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3s/-3=-26/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=21/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=7 </SPAN>\n" );
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