Question 980620
1.  Rewrite both systems so that the x and y are on the same side of the equal sign and the numbers are on the other side:


-x - y = -5
x - y = 3


2.  Add both systems together, since we can easily get rid of x:


-x - y + x - y = -5 + 3 ----->


-2y = -2


3.  Divide both sides by -2, giving us our value of y:


y = -2 / -2 = 1


4.  Replace the y in either original equation with 1.  I'll use the second one:


1 = x - 3


x = 4


So, in ordered pair form, our answer is (4,1).