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16x - 5y =-33
16x + y = -51

How Can You Order A Ladder ( ws 8.3)

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multiply the top equation by a negative.  then add the equations.  6y=-18, which means y=-3.  substitute -3 for y now 16x=-48 of x=-3.  so your answers are y=-3 and x=-3.
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