document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177920>Question 1177920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the linear system using elimination.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2y=4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Double the first equation and add the resulting equation to the second.  That will eliminate y, allowing you to solve for x.  Then use that value of x in either of the original equations to solve for y.<br><BR>\n" );
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