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2x -y=6 and x+y=-3 solving systems by substitution

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x+y=-3\qquad\text{subtract y from both sides}\\\\x=-y-3\\\\\text{Substitute it to the equation}\ 2x-y=6:\\\\2(-y-3)-y=6\\\\-2y-6-y=6\qquad\text{add 6 to both sides}\\\\-3y=12\qquad\text{divide both sides by (-3)}\\\\\boxed{y=-4}\\\\\text{Put the value of y to the equation}\ x=-y-3:\\\\x=-(-4)-3\\\\x=4-3\\\\\boxed{x=1}\\\\Answer:\ \boxed{x=1\ and\ y=-4\to(1,\ -4)}

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