document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698139>Question 698139</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the system of linear equations using the elimination method.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's add both of these:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2y=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by 5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can solve for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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