Question

4x - 3y = -3
4x + y=17
The solution is....

Answer 1

1. Subtract the second equation from the first and solve for y: 0 - 4y = -20 => y=5
2. Substitute y=5 into one of the equations and solve for x: 4x - 3(5) = -3 => 4x = 12 => x=3

So the solution is (x, y) = (3, 5)