SOLUTION: Good Evening trying to find the ordered pair for these 9x+8y=-23 -4x+y=33

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Question 414166: Good Evening trying to find the ordered pair for these
9x+8y=-23
-4x+y=33
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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9x%2B8y=-23........1..
-4x%2By=33.........2...y=4x%2B33...plug in 1...

9x%2B8%284x%2B33%29=-23........1..
9x%2B32x%2B264=-23
41x+=-23-264
41x+=-287
41x+=-7
now find y
y=4%28-7%29%2B33
y=+-28%2B33
y=5

check:

9x%2B8y=-23
9%28-7%29%2B8%285%29=-23
-63%2B40=-23
-23=-23