document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984655>Question 984655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x-3y=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+y=18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using multiplication and addition\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Help Please! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-3y=11....(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+y=18 ....(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (1) by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and (2) by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x - 9y = 33....(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x + 4y = 72....(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract (2) from (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".....-13y = -39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "......13y = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "........y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute y = 3 into<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 3y = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 3(3) = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 9 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 11 + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps:-) </SPAN>\n" );
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