document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=792319>Question 792319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me solve this step by step?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system by the elimination method. First simplify equations, and clear it of fractions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   5x-y=-14+2x+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   7x+9y+4=3x+8y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "   5x-y=-14+2x+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   7x+9y+4=3x+8y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are no fractions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You simplify it, then repost it.<BR>\n" );
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