SOLUTION: please help me answer -3x-3y=3 y=-5x-17

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Question 308041: please help me answer -3x-3y=3
y=-5x-17
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3x-3y=3
1.x%2By=-1
2.y=-5x-17
Substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1 and solve for x.
x%2By=-3
x-5x-17=-1
-4x=16
highlight%28x=-4%29
Then from eq. 1,
x%2By=-1
-4%2By=-1
highlight%28+y=3%29