document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040473>Question 1040473</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using substitution method <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2× +7y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5×-7y=11 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #655297 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=655297\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2× +7y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5×-7y=11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A far better way to indicate those multiplications is to separate the numbers to be multiplied into parentheses groupings.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But this is two equations in only one variable.  y MUST have the same value for both equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14y=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14y=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=9%2F14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=9%2F14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-35y=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-35y=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-11%2F35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-11%2F35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".....but it does not have this same value for both.   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F14%3C%3E-11%2F35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F14%3C%3E-11%2F35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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