document.write( "Question 436402: Could someone please check my work and show me how to finish this problem? solve by substitution
\n" ); document.write( "7m+n=42, m-7n=56\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7m+n=42
\n" ); document.write( "7m=42-n
\n" ); document.write( "m=(42n)/7
\n" ); document.write( "m-7n=56
\n" ); document.write( "42-n-49=392
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m-7n=56 m=7n+56
\n" ); document.write( "7m+n=42
\n" ); document.write( "7(7n+56)+n=42
\n" ); document.write( "49n+392+n=42
\n" ); document.write( "50n=-350
\n" ); document.write( "n=-7
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\n" ); document.write( "7m-7=42
\n" ); document.write( "7m=49
\n" ); document.write( "m=7
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\n" ); document.write( "proof
\n" ); document.write( "m-7n=56
\n" ); document.write( "7-7*-7=56
\n" ); document.write( "7+49=56
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