document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=470502>Question 470502</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the system by substitution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 8y = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - 8y = -86 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 5x + 86 for y in the top equation: 2x + 5x + 86 = 44\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 7x = -42 ==> x = -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 8y = 5*-6 + 86 ==> 8y = 56 ==> y = 7. </SPAN>\n" );
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