SOLUTION: 3x-y=-7 x+y= -9

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x+y= -9 This question is from textbook

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3x-y=-7
x%2By=-9
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Add the second equation to the first, term by term.
:
4x=-16
x=-4
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Substitute -4 for x in either of the original equations.
:
-4%2By=-9
y=-5
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Check:
3%28-4%29-%28-5%29=-7, -12%2B5=-7, check
-4-5=-9, check