document.write( "Question 922760: solving by elimination
\n" ); document.write( "5x-7y=-12
\n" ); document.write( "x-4y=-3
\n" ); document.write( "how do i solve ? i continue to get stuck when i find Y is it just no solution ?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #559700 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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Multiply the second equation by \"-5\" and add to the first to eliminate \"x\".
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\n" ); document.write( "\"13y=3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3%2F13\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then use either equation to solve for \"y\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-7%283%2F13%29=-12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-21%2F13=-156%2F13\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x=%28-156%2B21%29%2F13\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x=-%28135%2F13%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-%2827%2F13%29\"
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