# help me please

• Apr 26th 2009, 04:15 PM
daisyreyesr
x+y=12
x+y=2
X=

4x-27=10
5x+y=14

17x+2y=42
18+ 2= 2

9x-5y= -18
3x-14 = 6

try different way additon methond

some doesnt come out right can you help
thank you

• Apr 27th 2009, 05:02 AM
stapel
Quote:

Originally Posted by daisyreyesr
try different way additon methond

Does this mean that you are required to use "substitution" or some other particular method(s) for these exercises?

Quote:

Originally Posted by daisyreyesr
some doesnt come out right

Does this mean that you have obtained the correct solutions to some of the above, but not to others? If so, with which are you requesting assistance? And what were your steps and solutions?

Please be complete. Thank you! (Wink)
• Apr 27th 2009, 09:00 AM
Tau
Quote:

4x-27=10
5x+y=14

If we take away 27 from four 'x' we got 10 left.
One thing we can do in a expression like this is to add a number to both sides.

so lets add 27

$4x - 27 + 27 = 10 + 27$

remember that we must do the same thing on both sides of the '='

We can do anything, add, substract, divide, multiply, as long as we do it on both sides and don't break any rules (but let's leave that).