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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What do you do when you must solve a system of equations by elimination but all of the coefficients on the variables are different? What is important to remember when doing this?

OpenStudy (shamil98):

You multiply the equations by a certain number to get one of the variables cancelled.

OpenStudy (shamil98):

Either that or divide the equations by a number (if possible) to get rid of a variable as well.

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