(4,10).
1. There are three ways to solve this: elimination, substitution, graphing.
2. I chose elimination, so I had to get one negative variable and one positive variable of the same value (for example, 18 and -18)
-7x+2y=-8
-16x+9y=26
I chose to get 2y and 9y to equal -18y and 18y.
So, multiply the first equation by -9. Multiply the second by 2.
63x-18y=72
-32x+18y=52
the 18s cross each other out. So you're left with
63x=72
-32x=52. Add them.
31x=124, divide both sides by 31, and you'll get 4.
x=4
Plug your answer for x into one of the equations. Let's use the first one.
-7(4)+2y=-8
-28+2y=-8. add 28 to both sides.
2y=20, divide both sides by 2.
y=10.
This makes your answer (4,10)
Does radical mean square root?, because radical can mean square root, cube root, fourth root, etc.
Well, I'm going to assume that radical = square root
So, if you have two square root functions, you can multiply the numbers within the square root, so you now have 
, which I'm not sure if you want it simplified or not
The probability that Boris will win the contest is:
P = 0.286
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How to get the probability?</h3>
For some given odds a:b, the probability is just computed as the quotient between a and b, which gives:
P = a/b
In this case, the odds are 2:7, so the probability that Boris will win the contest is:
P = 2/7 = 0.286
Written in percentage form, we get:
P = 28.6%
If you want to learn more about probability:
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