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Which ordered pair (x, y) satisfies the system of equations shown below?

9x - y = 63
x = y +7

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Answer: (7, 0)

Explanation:

We have the system of equations:

9*x - y = 63

x = y + 7

We can see that the "x" is isolated in the second equation, then we can replace it in the first equation to get:

9*x - y = 63

9*(y + 7) - y = 63

Now we have an equation that only depends on one variable, so we can solve it:

9*y + 63 - y = 63

8*y + 63 = 63

8*y = 63 - 63 = 0

y = 0/8 = 0.

Now we know the value of y, we can replace this in one of the initial equations to find the value of x, i will replace this in the second equation:

x = y + 7 = 0 + 7 = 7

Then the point that is a solution for the system of equations is (7, 0)

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