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  • May 21, 2011, 02:07 PM
    desik
    Please help. I have to use the elimination method.
    75c + 100h = 10,000
    150c + 75h = 16,875


    Here is how I did it and cannot get the second half to check.
    75c + 100h = 10,000
    150h + 75h = 16,875
    225c + 175h = 26,875

    225c + 175h = 26,875
    225c + 175h - 175h = 26,875 - 175h
    225c = 26700
    225 225

    c= 118.6666667

    next

    75(118.67) + 100h = 10,000
    8900.25 + 100h = 10,000
    8900.25-8900.25 + 100h = 10,000 - 8900.25

    100 1099.75
    100 100

    h = 10.9975

    -check one-
    75(118.67) + 100 (10.9975) = 10,000
    8900.25 + 1099.75 = 10,000
    10,000 = 10,000

    -check two-
    150(118.67) + 75(1099.75) = 16,875
    1335037.5 + 82481.25 = 1417518.75?? This is wherer I am getting stuck
  • May 21, 2011, 11:11 PM
    Unknown008

    No, that's not how you do it.

    Adding both equations like that doesn't eliminate one of the variables, plus you did a mistake on this line:

    225c + 175h - 175h = 26,875 - 175h

    This does NOT become

    225c = 26700

    But this becomes: 225c = 26875 - 175h

    Okay, let's start over:

    75c + 100h = 10,000
    150c + 75h = 16,875

    You can actually simplify both equations, but I don't want to confuse you either, so let's take it from there. Multiply the first equation by 2.

    2(75c + 100h) = 2(10,000)

    150c + 200h = 20,000

    See what I did? Now you have 150c in both equations, and you can subtract one equation from the other. Can you take it from here?

    150c + 200h = 20,000
    150c + 75h = 16,875

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