document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=131768>Question 131768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My 8th grader is stuck on problems involving systems of equations and inequality, or substition. Can you please explain the following problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How to find X and Y?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=2x+4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Y=2x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = 2x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 4 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"y\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -1+3 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution: (-1,2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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