document.write( "Question 1060695: I have homework that asks for elimination, substitution and graphing? can you help me setup question and give me an example for solving it???\r
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\n" ); document.write( "a sandwich costs twice as much as a drink. you can buy 3 sandwiches and 2 drinks for $16.oo. what is the cost of each?
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\n" ); document.write( "3x+2Y+16
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\"a sandwich costs twice as much as a drink\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3 sandwiches and 2 drinks for $16.oo\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3X%2B2Y=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%282Y%29%2B2Y=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8Y=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Y=2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"X=2%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"X=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Sandwiches are $4, drinks are $2.
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\n" ); document.write( "Elimination,
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\n" ); document.write( "1.\"X-2Y=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Add eq. 1 and 2,
\n" ); document.write( "\"X-2Y%2B3X%2B2Y=0%2B16\"
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