SOLUTION: Solve by substitution: -4x - y = 4 x = y + 9

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Question 970391: Solve by substitution:
-4x - y = 4
x = y + 9
Answer by amarjeeth123(569) About Me  (Show Source):
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-4x - y = 4.........equation 1
x = y + 9...........equation 2
From 2 we get y=x-9
Substituting in 1 we get,
-4x-x+9=4
-5x=4-9
-5x=-5
x=1.
y=-8.