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3y = x + 14
2x - 3y = -16
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You just have 3y expressed via x. It is the first equation 3y = x + 14.
Simply substitute it into the second equation. You will get a single equation for x:
2x - (x + 14) = -16.
Simplify and solve it:
2x - x - 14 = -16,
x = -16 + 14,
x = -2.
Now substitute the found value of x = -2 into the first equation of the original system and find y:
3y = (-2) + 14 = 12.
y =
= 4.
Answer. x = -2, y = 4.