document.write( "Question 61545This question is from textbook Pre-Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": Solving simultaneous equations
\n" ); document.write( "9.7x - 1.5y = 62.7
\n" ); document.write( "-2.3x - 7.4y = 8.4
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply each by 10 to get rid of decimals
\n" ); document.write( "Then solve for x in the second equation, so x = -74/23 X y - 840/23
\n" ); document.write( "Plug x into the first equation 97(-74/23 X y -840/23) - 15y = 62.7
\n" ); document.write( "Is this correct so far? I get bogged down in the math. Help!!! \n" ); document.write( "
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1st: 9.7x - 1.5y = 62.7
\n" ); document.write( "2nd: -2.3x - 7.4y = 8.4
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply each by 10 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "3rd: 97x-15y=627
\n" ); document.write( "4th:-23x-74y=84
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply 3rd by 74 and 4th by 15 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "5th: 7178x-1110y=46398
\n" ); document.write( "6th: -345x-1110y=1260
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 6th from 5th to get:
\n" ); document.write( "7523x=45138
\n" ); document.write( "x=6
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute x=6 into 3rd to solve for y as follows:
\n" ); document.write( "97(6)-15y=627
\n" ); document.write( "-15y=627-582=45
\n" ); document.write( "y=-3
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\n" ); document.write( "Solution:
\n" ); document.write( "x=6, y=-3
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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