document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662280>Question 662280</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the system by the substitution method\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + y = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 4y= 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer the teacher got was 5,10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "but I can not figure out how to get there. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + y = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 4y= 22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for y in the 1st equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 25 - 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the value for y in the 2nd equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 4(25-4x) = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 100 - 16x = 22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So y = 25 - 4*6 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: x=6, y=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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