document.write( "Question 929167: Please help me solve this substitution problem.
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$\"x=-2y%2B1\"$ ....eq.1
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y-5=-2y%2B1\"$ ....eq.1....solve for $\"y\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y%2B2y-5=-2y%2B2y%2B1\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3y-5=1\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3y-5%2B5=1%2B5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3y=6\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=6%2F3\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28y=2%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute $\"2\"$ for $\"y\"$ in eq.2 and solve for $\"x\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=y-5\"$ ....eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=2-5\"$ \r
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