Question

System by elimination

2x - y = -3
-2x - 8y = 12​

Answer 1

x= -2 y= -1

Explanation:

stack the 2 equations on top of each other and add them together

the 2x and -2x cancel out and you are left with -9y=9

this gives you y= -1

you plug the y value into one of the equations:

2x - (-1) = -3

2x+1 = -3

2x= -4

x= -2