You want to use the addition property, so you need to ADD each term. Just change the minuses to pluses, making sure you keep the negative with the number
5x-8x-7y+y =
5x + -8x + -7y +y
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Answer:
(1, 2)
Step-by-step explanation:
Subtract the second equation from the first:
(y) -(y) = (6x -4) -(-x +3)
0 = 7x -7 . . . . . simplify
0 = x - 1 . . . . . . divide by 7
1 = x . . . . . . . . . add 1
y = -1 +3 = 2 . . . substitute into the second equation
The solution is (x, y) = (1, 2).