<span>8x + 8y = -48
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Plug in -8 for x
(8) (-8) + 8y = -48
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Simplify
</span><span><span><span>(8) </span><span>(<span>−8</span>) </span></span>+ <span>8y </span></span>= <span>−<span>48
</span></span><span><span>−64 </span>+ <span>8y </span></span>= <span>−<span>48
</span></span><span><span>8y </span>− 64 </span>= <span>−<span>48
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Add 64 to each side
<span><span><span>8y </span>− 64 </span>+ 64 </span>= <span><span>−48 </span>+ 64
</span><span>8y </span>= <span>16
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Finally, divide each side by 8
8y ÷ 8 = 16 ÷ 8
y = <span>2
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y = 2 is your answer
