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Solve - x - y = - 16 and - x + 3y = 24

Asked by AnneS2 on 02 Jun 05:57

Last updated by anonymous on 04 Jun 11:12

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Answered by CherieS on 04 Jun 11:12

- x - y = - 16

- x - y +x= - 16 +x

-y=- 16 +x

-y/-1=- 16/-1 +x/-1

y=16-x

- x + 3y = 24

- x + 3(16-x) = 24

- x + 3(16) (3)(-x) = 24

-x+48-3x=24

48-4x=24

48-4x-48=24-48

-4x=-24

-4x/-4=-24/-4

x=6

y=16-x

y=16-6

y=10