document.write( "Question 982406: 1/2 x + 1/3 y = -3/10
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Algebra.Com's Answer #603214 by Edwin McCravy(20064)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Notice I've changed the fractions, but yours is done \r\n" );
document.write( "EXACTLY like this one.  So use this as a model to do\r\n" );
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document.write( "First let's clear of fractions\r\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the first equation by LCD=30\r\n" );
document.write( "and the second equation through by 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"system%2810x+%2B+15y+=+-36%2C%0D%0Ax+%2B+15y+=+37%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the second equation for x\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=37-15y\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute \"%2837-15y%29\" for x in the first equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"10x+%2B+15y+=+-36\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"10%2837-15y%29+%2B+15y+=+-36\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"370-150y%2B15y=-36\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"370-135y=-36\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"-135y=-406\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"y=%28-406%29%2F%28-135%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"y=406%2F135\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute in \"x=37-15y\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=37-15%28406%2F135%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"x=37-cross%2815%29%28406%2F%28cross%28135%5B9%5D%29%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=37-406%2F9%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=37%2A9%2F9-406%2F9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=333%2F9-406%2F9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x=-73%2F9\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now do yours exactly the same way using the above as a model.\r\n" );
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