document.write( "Question 660574: 3x+4y=200
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Algebra.Com's Answer #411269 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\"3x%2B4y=200\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B4y=200\"....1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So let's solve for \"y\" on the first equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B4y=200\" ....subtract \"3x\" from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y=200-3x\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%283%2F4%29x%2B200%2F4\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%283%2F4%29x%2B50\"........plug it in 2 and find \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B3%28-%283%2F4%29x%2B50%29=144\".......2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B%28-%283%2A3%2F4%29x%2B50%2A3%29=144\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-%289%2F4%29x%2B150=144\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-%289%2F4%29x=144-150\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x-%289%2F4%29x=-6\"......both sides multiply by \"4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x-9x=-24\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-x=-24\".....both sides multiply by \"-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%283%2F4%29x%2B50\"...plug in \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%283%2F4%2924%2B50\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%283%2Fcross%284%29%29cross%2824%296%2B50\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%283%29%2A6%2B50\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-18%2B50\"\r
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