document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391852>Question 391852</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help solving these equations using the elimination method.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 8y = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x + 5y = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 2y = -13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x - 3y = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.3x - 0.2y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.2x + 0.3y = 29/19\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x - 9y = 32.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y - 2x = -10.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.05x + 0.25y = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.15x + 0.05y = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #278014 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=278014\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first pair of equations is quite simple, just add them to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13y = 39, y = 3 --> x = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the others the same way. You might have to multiply one or both equations by a constant to cancel a variable out. For example, the next set of equations, you could multiply the first equation by 3 and the second equation by 2, then adding them to cancel y. </SPAN>\n" );
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