document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694319>Question 694319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+5y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5y-16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve equation by the substitution method </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5y-16, you already know what x is in this equation so plug that into the other one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5y-16)+5y=4 combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y-16=4  add 16 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y=20  divide by 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that you know y is 2, find x by plugging in 2 for y in either equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5(2)-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-6,2) </SPAN>\n" );
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