Answer:
Adding the equations will give you: -5x = -10 and the value of x is 2
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve the system of the equation;
-8x+8y=8 ______(1)
3x-8y=-18_______(2)
Adding equation (1) and equation (2) will result to a new equation;
-5x = -10 {That is; -8x + 3x = -5x 8y+(-8y)=0 8+(-18)=-10}
To further find the value of x, we will divide both-side of the equation by -5
-5x/-5 = -10/-5
(On the left-hand side of the equation, -5 at the numerator will cancel-out minus 5 at the denominator, leaving us with just x, while on the right-hand side of the equation minus ten will be divided by minus 5)
x = -10/-5
x =2
Therefore, adding equation 1 and equation two will result to : -5x = -10
and when you further simplify the value of x is 2