Answer:
x = -2 || y = -3
Step-by-step explanation:
5x - 2y = -4
x + 2y = -8
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5x - 2y = -4
5x = -4 + 2y
x = (-4 + 2y)/5
x + 2y = -8
x = -8 - 2y
Solving simultaneously:
-8 - 2y = (-4 + 2y)/5
5(-8 - 2y) = -4 + 2y
-40 - 10y = -4 + 2y
-40 + 4 = 2y + 10y
-36 = 12y
y = -3
if y is -3 then x is:
x = -8 - 2y
x = -8 - 2(-3)
x = -2
