document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85373>Question 85373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by using addition or substitution.  If solution isn't unique then state whether the system is dependent or inconsistent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x+2y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-5x+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a town election, the winning candidate had 220 more votes than the loser.  If 810 votes were cast in all, how many votes did each candidate recieve?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of a rectangle is 2in. more than twice it's width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 34 in., find the dimension of the rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #61538 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=praseenakos@yahoo.com><B>praseenakos@yahoo.com(507)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=praseenakos@yahoo.com><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=praseenakos@yahoo.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=61538\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   1.  10x+2y=7.....(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        y =5x+3....(2)      substituting for y in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  we get 10x+2(5x+3)=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         10x+10x+6=7   or 20x =7-6     20x=1  orx=1/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     substituting  for x  in (2) we get  y = 5(1/20)+3 =1/4 + 3  (1+12)/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                         y=13/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       therefore the values of x& y are x=1/20 and y=13/4<BR>\n" );
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