document.write( "Question 1074499: The answear is 42 and,x+y =42, but y or x is 17 more than the other \n" ); document.write( "
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\"x%2By=42\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2y%2B17=42\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=25\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for y, then use either equation to solve for x.
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