Answer:
{x,y}={ 1/2, 5)
Step-by-step explanation:
[1] 8x + 7y = 39
[2] 4x - 14y = -68
Solve equation [2] for the variable x
[2] 4x = 14y - 68
[2] x = 7y/2 - 17
// Plug this in for variable x in equation [1]
[1] 8•(7y/2-17) + 7y = 39
[1] 35y = 175
// Solve equation [1] for the variable y
[1] 35y = 175
[1] y = 5
// By now we know this much :
x = 7y/2-17
y = 5
// Use the y value to solve for x
x = (7/2)(5)-17 = 1/2
