<PRE><B>Question 711679</B>
-X+2Y=-6
8X+Y=3
STEP (1)MULTIPLY FIRST EQUATION BY 8
AFTER YOU MULTIPLY YOU WILL HAVE 
-8X+16Y=-48
8X+Y=3
STEP (2)ADD THE TWO EQUATIONS TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE X 
17Y=-45
STEP(3) FIND Y
Y=-45/17
STEP (4)SUBSTITUTE THE VALUE FOR Y INTO THE ORIGINAL EQUATION TO SOLVE X
-X+2(-45/17)=-6
X=12/17
Y=-45/17</PRE>