document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=387183>Question 387183</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help solve this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system of equations using substitution. Be sure to write your answer as an ordered pair\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-y=26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7x-y=26 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"y\" and solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x - (2x+1) = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 27/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since y = 2x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2(27/5)+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 54/5 +5/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 59/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution: (27/5 , 59/5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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