document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=772390>Question 772390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following system of simultaneous equations using the elimination method.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 8y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 2y = 96 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 2y = 96\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the 2nd eq by -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+8y =4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20x-8y = -384\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adding:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-19x= -380\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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