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1.\"-6x%2B7y=24\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply eq. 2 by (-30 and add to eq. 1,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-8y=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Then use either equation to solve for \"x\".
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