document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=543918>Question 543918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is a possible first step in eliminating a variable in the following system of equations?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 5y = –23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 10y = –14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		Multiply the second equation by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		Multiply the first equation by –2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		Multiply the second equation by –2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		Multiply the first equation by 2. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 5y = –23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 10y = –14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer:  Multiply the first equation by –2.<BR>\n" );
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