document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=592060>Question 592060</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please help me with this sum its hard and i have tried to attempt it a few times this question is really tricky! part of the question is in fraction for .this is a simulatenous linear equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3y=-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2/3x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3(2/3x-6)=-30 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #375817 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=375817\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x+3y=-30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y= (2/3)x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In such problems eliminate the denominator by multiplying by the LCD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCD here is 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y= 2x-18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute 3y in the first equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3y=-30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+2x-18 = -30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-18 =-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=-30+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x= -12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug the value of x in any equation above to get y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we get y=-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-3,-8) </SPAN>\n" );
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