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    Oct 19, 2011, 06:46 PM
    solve by elimination
    3x y=4
    5x-2y=3
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    Oct 20, 2011, 06:20 AM
    1. Multiply the first equation throughout by 2.
    2. Add the two equations together.
    3. You'll be left with only one variable. Solve for that variable and use its value to get the value of the other variable in any of the two given equations.
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