SOLUTION: Y=-3x + 8 Y=-5x - 2

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Question 791753: Y=-3x + 8
Y=-5x - 2
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=-3x + 8
Y=-5x - 2
y = y, therefore
-3x + 8 = -5x - 2
-3x + 5x = -2 - 8
2x = -10
x = -5
Find y using the 1st equation, check solutions using the 2nd equation