you could use the substitution method. in this you’ll solve one equation for one variable. we’ll do the first one for y.
add 3x to both sides, so y = 3x + 2
then add that into the other equation for y.
7x - 8(3x +2) = 1
7x- 24x - 16 = 1
-17x - 16 = 1
-17x = 17
x= -1
now that you know what x is, you can find out y with the equation we made earlier. y = 3x+2
y = 3(-1) + 2
y = -3 + 2
y = -1