document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=386664>Question 386664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please assist, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6y=29\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #275569 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><B>gwendolyn(128)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=gwendolyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=275569\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The second equation states:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6y=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can manipulate this equation to find x in terms of y by subtracting 6y from both sides of the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6y=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6y-6y=29-6y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=29-6y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can substitute this value for x into the first equation in the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(29-6y)-y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next, we can distribute the 4 over the first set of parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "116-24y-y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "116-25y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After that, we can subtract 116 from both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-25y=-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finally, we divide both sides of the equation by negative 25 to isolate our variable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All that we need to do now is find the value of x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=29-6y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=29-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, y=4 and x=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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