document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=412190>Question 412190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve by the elimination method<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+5y=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-3y=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution is? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "7x-3y=17... b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x+15y=-21 ... 3*a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x-15y=85 .... 5*b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50x = 64 .... a+b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 32/25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute this back into a and you will get the y. check by subtituting both x and y into b. </SPAN>\n" );
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