document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15920>Question 15920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If x-1/3y=3, then the value of 3x-y-6=? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x-1/3y=3 then 3x-y-6=?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-1=3(3y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-1=9y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9y+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-y-6=3(9y+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-y-6=27y+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=27y+y+3+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=28y+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=28y/3+9/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28y/3+9/3=9y+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28y+9=3(9y+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28y+9=27y+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28y-27y=3-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=9y+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9(-6)+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-54+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-53\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore the sol'n is x=-53 and y=-6 the sol'n set is (-53,-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the graph is a straight line that lies on the 4th quadrant\r<BR>\n" );
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