document.write( "Question 45447: x-5y=-3
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-4(x-5y=-3) [Multiply the entire equation by -4 to eliminate the 4x term]
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\n" ); document.write( "-4x + 20y = 12
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\n" ); document.write( "-4x+20y=12 [Add the two equations]
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\n" ); document.write( "0X+17y=17
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\n" ); document.write( "17y=17 [Solve for y]
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\n" ); document.write( "4x-3y=5 [Plug y=1 back into one of the original equations and solve for x]
\n" ); document.write( "4x-3(1)=5
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\n" ); document.write( "[Check the answers by plugging x=2 and y=1 back into the other original equations]
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\n" ); document.write( "(2)-5(1)=-3
\n" ); document.write( "2-5 = -3
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