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Set the two equations equal to each other\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=3-2x-5\"Subtract 5 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B2x=3-5\" Add 2x to both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=3-5\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=-2\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-2%29%2F%284%29\" Divide both sides by 4 to isolate x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-1%2F2\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"x=-1%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now plug in \"x=-1%2F2\" in either equation to find y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3-2%28-1%2F2%29\" Plug in \"x=-1%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3%2B1\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our solution is \"x=-1%2F2\" and \"y=4\"\r
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