document.write( "Question 341223: 2x -2y = -8\r
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1.\"2x+-2y+=+-8\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply eq. 1 by (-2) and add the equations together,
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x%2B4y%2B4x%2B3y=16%2B5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7y=21\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Then use either equation to solve for \"x\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B9=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=-4\"
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