document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134455>Question 134455</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the linear equation by using the most convenient method between substitution and elimination.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+4y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.6x+0.8y=1.6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply to second equation by 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtracting the second from the first yields 0 = -7. This is never true, so the equations can;t be solved.<BR>\n" );
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