document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008030>Question 1008030</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To eliminate the x-terms and solve for y in the fewest steps, by which constants should the equations be multiplied?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First equation:        6x &#8722; 5y = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second equation:    7x + 3y = 11 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First equation: 6x &#8722; 5y = 17 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second equation: 7x + 3y = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply the top one by 7 and the bottom one by -6 and add the equations.  That eliminates the x's. </SPAN>\n" );
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