document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=548217>Question 548217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a=b+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-4b-2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #356792 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><B>mathie123(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><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=356792\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=b%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=b%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need to find a value for a and b that makes both these statements true.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can set a=a (substitution method) and get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And now substituting this value of b into either of the original equations (I will put it into a=b+3, but you will end up with the same thing which every route you take).  \r<BR>\n" );
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