document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335627>Question 335627</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the below system of linear equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x+6y=-48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3y=-3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240636 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kvlsravya><B>kvlsravya(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kvlsravya><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=240636\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let us suppose the given system of equations as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x + 6y = -48 ---- (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 3y = -3 ---- (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let us employ the elimination method to eliminate x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying (2) by 7, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x - 21y = -21 ---- (3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtracting (1) from (3), we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plugging in the value of 'y' in any of the equations (1), (2), we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the solution to the given system of linear equations is x = -6 and y = -1. </SPAN>\n" );
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