document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=16312>Question 16312</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me with {x+6y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    {5x+4y=36 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7973 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><B>elima(1433)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=elima><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7973\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> eqn.1 x+6y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eqn.2 5x+4y=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We will begin this by eliminating one variable so we can solve the other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lets eliminate the x, to do that we need to multiply -5 to eqn.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-5)x+6y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x-30y=-10;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we will add eqn.1 and eqn.2 together;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x-30y=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 5x+4y=36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-26y=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we have what y =, so we can plug that into either equation and find x;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6(-1)=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-6=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we have our answer;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8, y=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Don't forget to check;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+6(-1)=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8-6=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you understand<BR>\n" );
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