document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95432>Question 95432</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was wondering how you solvea system of euqations problem. The problem is 8x+3y=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=y-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Thanks fo much for you help = ) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #69445 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kiljoy><B>kiljoy(51)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kiljoy><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=69445\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can do this a couple ways. Let's solve this by substitution. First we take an equation and solve for one of the variables. In this case We're going to use your second equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x=y-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x=y-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and solve for y. We'll plug the y value then into the second equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-y=-2x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-y=-2x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we'll substitute this for y in the first equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%2B3%282x%2B4%29=26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%2B3%282x%2B4%29=26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x%2B6x%2B12=26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x%2B6x%2B12=26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14x=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14x=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now plug in the x value into either equation to get the y value.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This gives us the solution (1,6).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check it just plug both values into either equation.<BR>\n" );
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