document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103599>Question 103599</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I've been on this problem for almost 2 hours and I'm getting more and more frustrated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve each of the following systems by substitution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 12y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x + 3y = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is one of the answers I got, but none of my answers are right when I try to check them\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -x - (-1)/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -x +1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 12(-x +1/3) = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 12x (-12)/3 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x - 12x / 3 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/ 3= 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 5(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What am I missing??? Please advise...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you Rev. B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #75306 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=75306\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A) 4x - 12y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) -x + 3y = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) -x=-3y-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3y+1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(3y+1)-12y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12y+4-12y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0y=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no answer to this system. Why? Because these 2 lines have the same slope. They are parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) y=x/3-(5/12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) y=x/3-(1/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope is 1/3 for both equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ed<BR>\n" );
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