document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=713753>Question 713753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a + 9b=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 4b= -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve by the elimination method </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a + 4b= -1 SUBTRACT.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5b=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=5/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=1 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+9*1=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+9=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=4-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=-5 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5+4*1=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5+4=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=-1<BR>\n" );
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