document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=372097>Question 372097</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please assist with the following problem.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using the substitution method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x – 5y = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x + y = 51\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x + y = 51 or y=51-7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace y by (51-7x) in the first equation & solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-5(51-7x)=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-255+35x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "43x=3+255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "43x=258<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=258/43<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=51-7*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=51-42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=9 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*6-5*9=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48-45=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=3<BR>\n" );
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