SOLUTION: How Do you solve the following system by substitution or elimination: y=1/3x-6 y=-2x+1

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Question 392756: How Do you solve the following system by substitution or elimination:
y=1/3x-6
y=-2x+1
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2x+1=1/3x-6
-2 1/3x=-7
-7/3x=-7
x=-7/-7/3
x=-7*-3/7
x=3
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y=-2*3+1
y=-5
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-5=1/3*3-6
-5=3/3-6
-5=-5