You could use the substitution method. in this you’ll solve one equation for one variable. we’ll do the first one for y. add 3x to both sides, so y = 3x + 2 then add that into the other equation for y. 7x - 8(3x +2) = 1 7x- 24x - 16 = 1 -17x - 16 = 1 -17x = 17 x= -1 now that you know what x is, you can find out y with the equation we made earlier. y = 3x+2 y = 3(-1) + 2 y = -3 + 2 y = -1
