document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=702085>Question 702085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me solve this linear equation using substitution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2x + 3y =  5/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3x - 5y =  16/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #432771 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><B>sofiyac(983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sofiyac><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=sofiyac><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=432771\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2x + 3y = 5/6 we will subtract 1/2x from both sides of this equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3x - 5y = 16/9 *<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y = 5/6-1/2x next we divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5/18-1/6x ** now we plug this into the equation marked with * <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3x-5(5/18-1/6x)=16/9 next we keep simplifying this one, multiply out the 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3x-25/18+5/6x=16/9 combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/6x=19/6 multiply both sides by 6/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=19/7  now that we have x we need to plug it back into equation marked with **<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5/18-19/7(1/6) simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5/18-19/42<BR>\n" );
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