document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=20476>Question 20476</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve this <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It says solve by the substitution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y-x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my answer is 0 is this right? please help me. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9851 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=suresh><B>suresh(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=suresh><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=9851\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3y - x = 0 ------(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 4y = -2 -----(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From (1), we have x = 3y.------(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug this value in (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y - 4y = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-y = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug y = 2 in (3), x = 3(2) = 6,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solutions are x = 6 and y = 2. </SPAN>\n" );
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