FIRST, CHOOSE AN EQUATION AND REWRITE IT, ISOLATINGONE VARIABLE IN...

1. First, choose an equation and rewrite it, isolatingone variable in terms of the other. It does notYou probably noticed that each successive term ismatter which variable you choose.found by multiplying the prior term by 3; (2 ×3 = 6,2p+ q= 11 becomes q= 11 – 2p6 ×3 = 18, and so on.) Since we are multiplying each