document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170001>Question 1170001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3/5x -4y = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.8x - 3.5y = 1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " 3/5x -4y = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.8x - 3.5y = 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eliminate fractions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 20y = -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x - 35y = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24x - 160y = -40 ---- 1st eqn times 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24x - 105y = 15 --- 2nd eqn times 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-55y = -55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub y=1 into any eqn and find x<BR>\n" );
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