document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=468730>Question 468730</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using the elimination method. Show your work. If the system has no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -15r + 12s = 24 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "30r – 24s = 48 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "30r – 24s = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30r - 24s = -48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------------- Subtract<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 96 --> no solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you graph them, they're parallel.  No intersection, no solution.<BR>\n" );
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