document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=693696>Question 693696</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  I have tried to solve this problem but when I check it I'm wrong! I'm stumped and don't know what to do here is my work the name of my lesson is solving linear equations using multiplication first:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x-5y= 9   -6x - 15y = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3x+11y= 4  -6x - 22y = 8 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                  7y =  19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                   y =  here is where I got stumped what am I doing wrong???     </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x-5y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+11y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying the first by 3 and the second by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(-2x-5y=9) ==> -6x - 15y = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3x+11y=4) ==> 6x + 22y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x + 6x - 15y + 22y = 27 + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your error was you have -6 + -6 = 0, when it would equl -12.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second equation should be multiplied by 2, not -2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11(-2x-5y=9) ==> -22x - 55y = 99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(3x+11y=4) ==> 15x + 55y = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-22x + 15x - 55y + 55y = 99 + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7x = 119<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-17, 5) is the solution<BR>\n" );
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