SOLUTION: i need help solving -3x+y=-2 and y=x+6 in substitution form

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Question 841329: i need help solving -3x+y=-2 and y=x+6 in substitution form
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1.-3x%2By=-2
2. y=x%2B6
Substitute eq. 2 directly into eq. 1,
-3x%2Bx%2B6=-2
-2x%2B6=-2
-2x=-8
x=4
Then from eq. 2,
y=4%2B6
y=10