The Substitution Method
www.montereyinstitute.org › courses › DevelopmentalIf you substitute the values x = − 3 and y = 2 into the first equation, you get a false statement: 2 (2) = − 3 + 9. To solve this system, try rewriting the first equation as x = 2 y − 8. Then substitute 2 y − 8 in for x in the second equation, and solve for y. The correct answer is x = − 2, y = 3. B) x = − 2, y = 3.