document.write( "Question 576087: solve by substitution method for 8m+n=17 and m-9n=66 \n" ); document.write( "
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8m+n=17................(1)
\n" ); document.write( "m-9n=66................(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Take (1)
\n" ); document.write( "8m+n=17
\n" ); document.write( "n=17-8m................(3)
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute the value of n from (3) to (2)m-9n=66................(2)
\n" ); document.write( "m-9n=66................(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m-9(17-8m)=66
\n" ); document.write( "m-153+72m=66
\n" ); document.write( "73m=66+153
\n" ); document.write( "73m=219
\n" ); document.write( "73m/73=219/73
\n" ); document.write( "m=3
\n" ); document.write( "Plug in the value of m in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "8m+n=17................(1)
\n" ); document.write( "8(3)+n=17
\n" ); document.write( "24+n=17
\n" ); document.write( "n=17-24
\n" ); document.write( "n=-7\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m,n=3,-7\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug in the value of m and n in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "8m+n=17................(1)
\n" ); document.write( "8(3)+(-7)=17
\n" ); document.write( "24-7=17
\n" ); document.write( "17=17\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plug in the value of m and n in (2)
\n" ); document.write( "m-9n=66................(2)
\n" ); document.write( "3-9(-7)=66
\n" ); document.write( "3+63=66
\n" ); document.write( "66=66
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