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Solve:
x + 7y = 17
x – y = -7


(4, 8)


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(-4, 3)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
(-4, 3)

Solve: subtract the second equation from the first: (x+7y) - (x−y) = 17 − (−7) ⇒ 8y = 24 ⇒ y = 3.
Then x − 3 = −7 ⇒ x = −4.