document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=64680>Question 64680</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help solve the equation and give the x-value solution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2x+3/5y=3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1/4x-1/8y=1/8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #46466 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=46466\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The given equations are: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply EQN (1) by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29x+%2B+%283%2F10%29y+=+%283%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29x+%2B+%283%2F10%29y+=+%283%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >    -------------> (3) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding (2) and (3), we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F8%29+%2A+%2840%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F8%29+%2A+%2840%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This implies, y = 5  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, substituting for y in any of the above equations, either in (1) or (2) we get the value of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So substituting for y in (1), we get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This implies,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F2%29+%2A+%282%2F1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F2%29+%2A+%282%2F1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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