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Can anyone answer this algebra question for me?

Can anyone answer this algebra question for me?-example-1
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Answer:

As you said, we will solve for x by using substitution.


y = -3x - 17\\-x + 5y = -5\\\\-x + 5(-3x - 17) = -5\\\\-x - 15x - 85 = -5\\\\-16x - 85 = -5\\\\-16x = 80\\\\x = -5

Using what we found for x, we plug it into one of the original equations to solve for y. I chose the second equation.


-(-5) + 5y = -5\\\\5 + 5y = -5\\\\5y = -10\\\\y = -2

Now, we can create the solution to this system.

A:
(-5, -2)

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