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5x=15-5y
8y+26=2x

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Solve for x from the first: 5x = 15 − 5y ⇒ x = 3 − y.
Substitute into the second: 8y + 26 = 2x = 2(3 − y) = 6 − 2y.
So 8y + 26 = 6 − 2y ⇒ 10y = −20 ⇒ y = −2.
Then x = 3 − (−2) = 5.

Solution: x = 5, y = −2.