document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=376296>Question 376296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using the multiplication principle first. Then use the elimination method:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7p+5q=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8p-9q=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8p-9q=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "63p+45q=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40p-45q=85\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "103p=103<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7p+5q=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(1)+5q=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7+5q=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5q=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answers: p=1, q=-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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