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Please help me with my algebra.

Please help me with my algebra.-example-1

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Answer:

(8, -1)

Explanation:

To use elimination, we can add the two equations together to eliminate the y:

x-y = 9

x+y = 7

x + x -y + y = 16

2x = 16

x = 8

Plug that back into the original equation to get:

8-y = 9

y = -1

So the ordered pair is (8, -1)

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