Answer:
I will show you how to solve for x and y.
Step-by-step explanation:
-5x + y = -3
3x - 8y = 24
You can isolate y in the first equation, and substitute that into the second equation.
so to isolate y in -5x + y = -3, you would add 5x to both sides
this gives you y = 5x - 3
Then substitute this y into the equation below.
3x - 8(5x-3) = 24 <u> (this way, the y variable disappears)</u>
then distribute the 8 into the bracket
3x - 40x + 24 = 24
combine the variables
-37x + 24 = 24
isolate x by moving the constants to one side
-37x = 0
so x = 0
I am not sure if you want the rest, but here it is.
substitute x = 0 into one of the equations.
-5x + y = -3
-5(0) + y = -3
y = -3
