document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=387725>Question 387725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using the substitution method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a + 20b = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8a = -40b + 16  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8a = -40b + 16 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4a + 20b = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a = -20b + 8 divide each side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both equations are identical.<BR>\n" );
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