document.write( "Question 644307: how do you solve 1-5 using the substitution method.
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document.write( "1. 4x+3y=11
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document.write( " x=3y-1\r
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document.write( "2. 2x+3y=5
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document.write( " x=4-2y\r
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document.write( "3. 3x-2y=11
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document.write( " y=5-2x\r
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document.write( "4. x+y=-5
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document.write( " 4x-2y=10\r
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document.write( "5. y=2x-1
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document.write( " y=2-x \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #404948 by unlockmath(1688)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello, \n" ); document.write( "I'll do the first one, let's see if you can do the rest of them. \n" ); document.write( "4x+3y=11 \n" ); document.write( "x=3y-1 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute the second equation into the first like this: \n" ); document.write( "4(3y-1)+3y=11 \n" ); document.write( "Expand: \n" ); document.write( "12y-4+3y=11 \n" ); document.write( "Add 4 and combine: \n" ); document.write( "15y=15 \n" ); document.write( "Divide by 15: \n" ); document.write( "y=1 \n" ); document.write( "Plug this into either equation to find x: \n" ); document.write( "x=2 \n" ); document.write( "Make sense? \n" ); document.write( "RJ \n" ); document.write( "www.math-unlock.com \n" ); document.write( " |