document.write( "Question 639514: 4a + 9b = 8
\n" ); document.write( "8a + 6c = -1
\n" ); document.write( "6b + 6c = -1
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4a+%2B+9b+=+8\"......1
\n" ); document.write( "\"8a+%2B+6c+=+-1\".....2
\n" ); document.write( "\"6b+%2B+6c+=+-1\".....3
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4a+%2B+9b+=+8\"......1...solve for \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4a+=+8-9b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+8%2F4-9b%2F4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+2-2.25b\"..........plug in 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%282-2.25b%29+%2B+6c+=+-1\".....2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16-18b+%2B+6c+=+-1\"....solve for \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-18b+=+-1-16-6c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-18b+=+-17-6c\"...both sides multiply by \"-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18b+=+17%2B6c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+17%2F18%2B6c%2F18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+0.94%2B0.33c\".............plug in 3
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6%280.94%2B0.33c%29+%2B+6c+=+-1\".....3..solve for \"c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5.64%2B1.98c+%2B+6c+=+-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1.98c+%2B+6c+=+-1-5.64\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7.98c+=+-6.64\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c+=+-6.64%2F7.98\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28c+=+-0.83%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "____________________________now find \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+0.94%2B0.33c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+0.94%2B0.33%28-0.83%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+0.94-0.2739\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28b+=+0.6661%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "______________________________now find \"a\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+2-2.25b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+2-2.25%280.6661%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+2-1.498725\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28a+=+0.5%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4a+=+8-9b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2A0.5+=+8-9%2A0.6661\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2+=+8-5.9949\"...round to nearest whole number\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2+=+8-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2+=+2\"
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