document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=392211>Question 392211</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 32x + 23y = 10,100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x + 14y = 5400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituttion the varible. I selected equation 2 first to solve for y, but couldn't get y by itself. please help...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracted 12x from both sides of 12x + 14y = 5400 I got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14y = 5400-12x....what is my next step?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32x + 23y = 10,100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x + 14y = 5400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute the varible. I selected equation 2 first to solve for y, but couldn't get y by itself. please help...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracted 12x from both sides of 12x + 14y = 5400 I got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14y = 5400-12x....what is my next step?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (2700-6x)/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x + 23[2700-6x]/7 = 10100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x + (62100-138x)/7 = 10100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by 7 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "224x + 62100 - 138x = 7*10100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "86x = 8600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"y\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2700-6*100)/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2100)/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 300<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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