SOLUTION: -2x+6y=6 -7+8y=-5 solve with substitution

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Question 922969: -2x+6y=6
-7+8y=-5
solve with substitution
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-2x+6y=6
-7+8y=-5
solve with substitution
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-7+8y=-5
8y = 2
y = 1/4
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-2x+6y=6
-2x+6*(1/4) = 6
-2x + 3/2 = 6
-2x = 9/2
x = -9/4