document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=386842>Question 386842</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2x + 1/2y = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3x - 1/3y = 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3x - 1/3y = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming 1/2x means (1/2)x and not 1/(2x):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the 1st eqn by 2 and the 2nd by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can finish it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use parentheses to eliminate the ambiguities. </SPAN>\n" );
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