SOLUTION: solve -x+8y=-32 and 3x-y=27

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Question 761487: solve -x+8y=-32 and 3x-y=27
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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-x + 8y =-32......1
3x - y = 27......2
Multiply (1) by 3
-3x + 24y = -96....3
3x - y = 27.....2
Add (3) + (2)
23y = -69
y = -3
Substitute y = -3 into (2)
3x - y = 27
3x -(-3) = 27
3x + 3 = 27
3x = 27 - 3
3x = 24
x = 8
x = 8 y = -3
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