How do you determine how to solve y=10x-8,y=1/2x+5

Answer 1

since both equations are y = ....
set them equal to each other.

10x - 8 = (1/2)x + 5
everybody times 2
20x - 16 = x + 10
19x = 26
x = 26/19

back into one of them
y = 10x-8
= 260/19 - 152/19 = 108/19

Answer 2

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