document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=735708>Question 735708</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve this problem with elimination?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+3y=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-3y=-24 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #450310 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Susan-math><B>Susan-math(40)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Susan-math><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=450310\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Add the two equation together to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%2B+0+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%2B+0+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So {{8x=0}}} and finally <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now to get y:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the second equation by -1 to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now add this equation to the first to get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6y=48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6y=48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. And so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now check in both equations. </SPAN>\n" );
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