-56x + 49y= -14
- 56x + 56y=64
105y=50
y=0.48
-8x+7(0.48)=-2
-8x+3.36=-2
-8x=-5.36
x=0.67
Answer:
(x, y) = (9, 10)
Step-by-step explanation:
-8x + 7y = -2...... (1)
- 8x + 8y = 8......(2)
Multiplying on both sides of the equations (1) & (2) by 8 and 7 respectively, we find:
-64x + 56y = - 16...(3)
-56x + 56y = 56.....(4)
Subtracting equation (4) from equation (3), we find:
-64x + 56y = - 16
-56x + 56y = 56
+ - -
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- 8x = - 72
x = - 72/-8
x = 9
Substituting x = 9 in equation (1), we find:
-8(9) +7y = - 2
-72 +7y = - 2
7y = 72 - 2
7y = 70
y = 70/7
y = 10
(x, y) = (9, 10)
