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

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Question 97493: x=8+3y
2x-5y=8
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=8+3y
2x-5y=8
replace x with 8+3y in the 2nd equation. 2(8+3y)-5y=8
16+6y-5y=8
16+y=8
y=-8
x=8+3(-8)=8-24=-16
check:
-16=8-24
-32-(5*-8)=8...-32-(-40)=8...-32+40=8
Ed