Question #32ff5

1 Answer
Mar 31, 2017

#x=-6+4y#
#y=3/2+1/4x#

Explanation:

Since there are two variables and since you did not specify which variable to solve for, here are the steps for solving for both #x# and # y#

For #x#

We must subtract #8y# from both sides and divide by #-2# from both sides;

#-2x + cancel(8y-8y)=12-8y#

#cancel(-2/-2)x=(12-8y)/-2#

#x=-6+4y#

For y:

Similarly, we add #2x# to both sides and divide by #8# from both sides:

#cancel(-2x+2x)+8y=12+2x#

#cancel(8/8)y=(12+2x)/8#

#y=3/2+1/4x#