document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=417980>Question 417980</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + 2y = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 2y =9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SOLVE FOR X AND Y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 2y = 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 8 {added the two equations together}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 {divided both sides by 4}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2y = -1 {top equation}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 + 2y = -1 {substituted 2, in for x, into top equation}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -3 {subtracted 2 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3/2 {divided both sides by 2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2 and y = -3/2<BR>\n" );
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