document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=526886>Question 526886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am having a difficult time trying to solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x - 9y= 25.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y - 3x= -14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i cannot figure out what i need to do to get the x's and y's to line up in order to solve the equation... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #348713 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=InfantileBear><B>InfantileBear(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=InfantileBear><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=348713\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You start with the two original equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-9y=25.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y-3x=-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the second equation and multiply it by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14y-6x=-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can add the first equation to this equation to cancel out the x's:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(14y-6x=-28)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+(-9y+6x=25.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This will give you 5y=-2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you solve for y, you get y=-.5 and if you plug this number back into one of the original equations,:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-9(-.5)=25.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you should have x=3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And to check your answer, plug the x and y that you got into one of the original equations and see if it works out. </SPAN>\n" );
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