document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65509>Question 65509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 2x - 3y = -4 and 3x + 2y = 46 what are the values of x and y ? thankyou  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #46053 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=uma><B>uma(370)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=uma><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=46053\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given 2x - 3y = - 4 --------------------(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      3x + 2y = 46 -----------------------(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 4x - 6y = -8 --------------(1)  x  2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    9x + 6y = 138 ------------------(2) x 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding the above equations we get,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13x = 130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 13x/13 = 130/13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> x = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging in this value in (2),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 + 2y = 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 2y = 46 - 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 2y = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 2y/2 = 16/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> y = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus x = 10  and y = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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