SOLUTION: X-3y=-17;8x+3y=-1

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Question 1073556: X-3y=-17;8x+3y=-1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Add the equations together to eliminate y.
x-3y%2B8x%2B3y=-17-1
9x=-18
Solve for x, then use either equation to solve for y.