document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=666134>Question 666134</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the problem is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=7x+8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i subtracted 2x from the first equation to get y-2x=9 and subtracted 7x from the second to get y-7x=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i then used substitution method to get 7(2x-y)-y=8 to get 14x-7y-y=8, but i dont know if that is correct to get to the final steps.?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hi,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=7x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2x+9 = 7x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   1 = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   1/5 = x  and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+2%2F5+%2B+9+=+9%262%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+2%2F5+%2B+9+=+9%262%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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