You can put this solution on YOUR website! solve by the substitution method.
3x + 8y = -5
x = (3-5y); use this for substitution in the 1st equation
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Replace x with (3-5y)
3(3-5y) + 8y = -5
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Multiply what's inside the brackets by 3,
9 - 15y + 8y = -5
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Subtract 9 from both sides
-15y + 8y = -5 - 9
-7y = -14
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divide both sides by -7
y =
y = +2
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Find x using the 2nd equation, replace y with 2
x = 3 - 5(2)
x = 3 - 10
x = -7
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Check solution using the 1st equation
3x + 8y = -5
replace x with -7, y with 2
3(-7) + 8(2) =
-21 + 16 = -5; confirms our solutions of x=-7, y=2
