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-8x + 7y -x-6y+4x=

User Stvsmth
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-8x + 7y -x -6y + 4x =

gather like terms

-8x - x + 4x + 7y -6y =

Now combine like terms

-5x + y

We can let this be the answer or we could solve for one of the unknowns... let's do y...

-5x +y =

add 5x to each side

y = 5x
User Agelbess
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-8x+7y-x-6y+4x
-8x-x+4x+7y-6y
-5x+y
thats as simplified as it can get with the given info
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