document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=776638>Question 776638</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve this problem using the elimination method<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-y=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-y=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you cross out the y's and add down.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get 5x=10. divide 5 to ten and you get x=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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