document.write( "Question 856577: Please help me to solve this equation by using substitution method.
\n" ); document.write( "5x - 3y = -4
\n" ); document.write( "x + y = -4\r
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1.\"5x+-+3y+=+-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"x+%2B+y+=+-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "From eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-y-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute into eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%28-y-4%29-3y=-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-5y-20-3y=-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8y=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-y-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-%28-2%29-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-2\"
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