document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=727377>Question 727377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Without solving , which method would you choose to solve each system: graphing , subsitution or elimination? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y+8x=15<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 #445077 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=445077\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y is already isolated. So you can plug in y = 2x - 5 into the second equation to get 4(2x-5) + 8x = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you solve for x. After you get the value of x, you use it to find y (by plugging the solution you found for x into y = 2x - 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this all shows that substitution is the easiest to use in this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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