Posted by Wanda on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 11:31am.
divide the first by 2, then solve for y
y = 2x-8
sub into the second
5x + 7(2x-8) = 1
19x = 57
x = 3
then y = 2(3) - 8 = -2
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