document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170412>Question 1170412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good day may you please help me with the following question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve the following pair of simultaneous equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5x - 4y = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.8x - 3.5y = 1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply top by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-20y=-5 bottom by 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-35y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "top by -8. want to eliminate one of the variables. I will do x, but top by 7 and bottom by -4 will eliminate y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-24x+160y=40 bottom by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24x-105y=15 add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55y=55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5, 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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