document.write( "Question 889759: Solve each system of equations by using elimination.
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\n" ); document.write( "9p + 7q = 16
\n" ); document.write( "7p − 5q = 25
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Solve the system of equations using elimination
\n" ); document.write( "\"9p+%2B+7q+=+16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7p+-+5q+=+25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Start by eliminating one variable.
\n" ); document.write( "\"9p+%2B+7q+=+16\"(7)
\n" ); document.write( "\"7p+-+5q+=+25\"(-9)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+63p++%2B+49q+=+122\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-63p++%2B+45q+=+-255\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"94q+=+-133\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"q+=+%28-133%2F94%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now eliminate the other variable.
\n" ); document.write( "\"9p+%2B+7q+=+16\"(5)
\n" ); document.write( "\"7p+-+5q+=+25\"(7)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"45p+%2B+35q+=+80\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"49p+-+35q+=+175\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"94p+=+255\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"p+=+%28255%2F94%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The solutions are \"+q+=+%28-133%2F94%29+\" and \"p+=+%28255%2F94%29+\"
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