solve the system algebraically 8x -8y = -8; x - 3y =13

solve system of equation 8x-8y = -8 and x-3y = 13
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The first equation can be written: x-y=-1, so x=y-1 and we can substitute for x in the second equation:

y-1-3y=13, -2y=14, so y=-7 and x=y-1=-8.

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