document.write( "Question 457524: Can someone help me solve this problem by elimination to come up with the solution?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.05x + 0.25y=44
\n" ); document.write( "0.15x + 0.05y=48 \n" ); document.write( "
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x=280 y =120\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "multiply both by 100
\n" ); document.write( "5x + 25y=4400
\n" ); document.write( "15x + 5y=4800
\n" ); document.write( "multiply first by 3
\n" ); document.write( "15x+75y=3*44*100
\n" ); document.write( "15x+5y=4800
\n" ); document.write( "70y=3*4400-4800\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "70y=8400
\n" ); document.write( "y=120
\n" ); document.write( "15x+5y=4800
\n" ); document.write( "15x+5*120=4800
\n" ); document.write( "15x+600=4800
\n" ); document.write( "15x=4200
\n" ); document.write( "x=280
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