Question

-X + 2y= -3 and -8x — 3y= -5

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 1, y = -1

or as an ordered pair, (1, -1).

Step-by-step explanation:

  -x  + 2y = -3

-8x — 3y = -5

Multiply first equation by -8:

8x - 16y = 24

Add this equation to the second equation:

-19y = 19

y = -1.

Plug y = -1 into the second equation:

-8x - 3(-1) = -5

-8x + 3 = -5

-8x = -8

x = 1.

Answer 2

Answer:

x=1, y=-1. (1, -1).

Step-by-step explanation:

-x+2y=-3

-8x-3y=-5

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-8(-x+2y)=-8(-3)

-8x-3y=-5

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8x-16y=24

-8x-3y=-5

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-19y=19

y=19/-19

y=-1

-x+2(-1)=-3

-x-2=-3

-x=-3+2

-x=-1

x=1

(1, -1)