document.write( "Question 1048839: Hi guys just want to ask on how to get x and y in this equation. 40x+35y=20,000 and 70x+90y=40,000.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #664401 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\"40x%2B35y=20000\"....eq.1 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"70x%2B90y=40000\".....eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\"40x%2B35y=20000\"....eq.1 ....solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"40x=20000-35y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=20000%2F40-35y%2F40\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=500-%2835%2F40%29y\"........substitute in eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"70%28500-%2835%2F40%29y%29%2B90y=40000\"......solve for \"y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"35000-%28%2835%2A70%29%2F40%29y%2B90y=40000\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"35000-%28%287%2A70%29%2F8%29y%2B90y=40000\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"35000-%28490%2F8%29y%2B90y=40000\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"90y-%28490%2F8%29y=40000-35000\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28720%2F8%29y-%28490%2F8%29y=5000\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28230%2F8%29y=5000\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=5000%2F%28230%2F8%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=40000%2F230\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28y=4000%2F23%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=500-%2835%2F40%29%284000%2F23%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=500-%2835%2A4000%29%2F%2840%2A23%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=500-%2835%2A100%29%2F23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28500%2A23%29%2F23-3500%2F23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=11500%2F23-3500%2F23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2811500-3500%29%2F23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=8000%2F23%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, exact solutions are: \"x+=+8000%2F23\", \"y+=+4000%2F23\"\r
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