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document.write( "    -8x + 4y = 9    and     3x = 4y + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me ! <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    -8x + 4y = 9    and     3x = 4y + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me ! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8x + 4y = 9 (Equ 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 4y + 6 (Equ 2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 4y + 6 (Equ 2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 4y from each side of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 4y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y + 6 - 4y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y - 4y = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 4y = 6 (Equ 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add Equ 1 and Equ 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8x + 4y + 3x - 4y = 9 + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8x + 3x = -5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y - 4y = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 + 6 = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by -5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x/-5 = 15/-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute x = -3 in Equ 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 4y = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(-3) - 4y = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(-3) = -9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-9 - 4y = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add +9 to each side of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-9 - 4y + 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 + 9 = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-9 + 9 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4y = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4y/-4 = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -15/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8x + 4y = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8(-3) + 4(-15/4) = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8 * -3 = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 * -15/4 = -60/4 = -15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24 - 15 = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x -3 and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -15/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lennox Obuong<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Algebra 2 Student<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Email: obuong3@aol.com </SPAN>\n" );
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