document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979533>Question 979533</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation:2x + 2y = -5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #600825 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=600825\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can't \"solve\" it if there are 2 variables x, and y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If there was just 1 variable, you could solve it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All you can do with this is get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > alone on <BR>\n" );
document.write( "one side, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > alone on one side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is that what they want?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x+%2B+2y+=+-5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x+%2B+2y+=+-5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > alone on the left side, first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x+-+2x+%2B+2y+=+-+2x+-+5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x+-+2x+%2B+2y+=+-+2x+-+5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2y+=+-2x+-+5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2y+=+-2x+-+5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+-x+-+5%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+-x+-+5%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps\r<BR>\n" );
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