document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=465180>Question 465180</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x-5y=-23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+2x =13 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y + 2x = 13 ------> y = -2x + 13 {subtracted 2x from both sides}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 5y = -23 {top equation}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 5(-2x + 13) = -23 {substituted -2x + 13, in for y, into top equation}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 10x - 65 = -23 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x - 65 = -23 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x = 42 {added 65 to both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 {divided both sides by 14}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2x + 13 {the re-arranged bottom equation}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2(3) + 13 {substituted 3, in for x, into y = -2x + 13}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -6 + 13 {multiplied -2 by 3}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7 {combined like terms}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3 and y = 7<BR>\n" );
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