document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=792702>Question 792702</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the elimination method to solve the system of equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=2x-24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I turned the last equation into 2x-3y=24, but after that I got lost when I added 2x + 2x = 4x and 16 + 24 = 40. I don't know what to do from there. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-y=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=2x-24 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - y = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x -3y = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"y\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x -y = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 4 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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