document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=126343>Question 126343</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618250182/algebrahomeworkh>McDougal Littell ALGEBRA 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All of the examples show how to solve and graph equations with 1 variable with a number before it and one separate variable, for example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-y=3 (equation1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=y=4 (equation2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can solve those, but it confuses me when they ask me to graph problems, such as the one I'm having difficulty with.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x+2y=16 (equation1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x+y=-2 (equation2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I solved for y in equation2 and got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is easy to solve for y in equation2, but how do you do the same for equation1? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #92543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=92543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x%2B2y=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x%2B2y=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add -6x to both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 1/2 (or divide by 2, whichever you prefer):\r<BR>\n" );
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