document.write( "Question 6678: If the system 2x-5y=1 and -3x+7y=-3 is to be solved by elimination of x, and the first equation is multiplied by 3, then by which number should the second equation be multiplied?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #3652 by ichudov(507)\"\" \"About 
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you are fully right, that way the coefficients in front of x would be the same except for the sign. you can then add them and eliminate x. \n" ); document.write( "
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