document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1094731>Question 1094731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Complete the ordered pair so it is a solution of the equation: (-1/2,__)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x –5y= 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have attempted this and I got 17/13, but that does not seem plausible. I would really appreciate your help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #709292 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=709292\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting, you get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28-1%2F2%29-5y=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28-1%2F2%29-5y=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplifying and solving,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F2-5y=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F2-5y=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F2-5y-7%2B5y=7-7%2B5y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F2-5y-7%2B5y=7-7%2B5y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F2-7=5y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F2-7=5y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F2-14%2F2=5y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F2-14%2F2=5y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-17%2F2=5y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-17%2F2=5y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F5%29%2A%28-17%2F2%29=%281%2F5%29%2A5%2Ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F5%29%2A%28-17%2F2%29=%281%2F5%29%2A5%2Ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-17%2F10=1%2Ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-17%2F10=1%2Ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=highlight%28-17%2F10=-1.7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=highlight%28-17%2F10=-1.7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-17%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-17%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > goes better with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , both as fractions,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but if you are allergic to fractions,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you could have started with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and ended with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-1.7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-1.7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have no idea where you got a 13 in the denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You may be trying to follow a misremembered procedure,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but memorizing calculation procedures is the wrong way to learn math.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is better to understand what the procedure means. </SPAN>\n" );
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