document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1065445>Question 1065445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the following equation, why multiply by -2 to solve the system for the y-value here on the first equation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X+2y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2y=13 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply and then think.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the KEY: to think.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>The KEY is to THINK.</U>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>The KEY is to THINK.</U>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>The KEY is to THINK.</U>\r<BR>\n" );
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