document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874120>Question 874120</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve by the elimination method, what is the ordered pair?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a+2b=-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3a+b=28 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3a+2b=-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3a+b=28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0a+3b = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 3b = 3 which means b = 1 (divide both sides by 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use b = 1 to find the value of 'a'. </SPAN>\n" );
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