8. Identify the solution to the system of equations: 4x - y = 7-12x + 3y = -21

The given system of equations is
[tex]4x-y=7\text{ take it as equation (1)}[/tex][tex]-12x+3y=-21\text{ take it as equation (2).}[/tex]Consider equation (1)
[tex]4x-y=7[/tex]Subtracting 4x from both sides, we get
[tex]4x-y-4x=7-4x[/tex][tex]-y=7-4x[/tex]Multiply both sides by -1, we get
[tex]-y(-1)=(-1)7-(-1)4x[/tex][tex]y=4x-7[/tex]Substituting y=4x-7 in equation (2), we get
[tex]-12x+3(4x-7)=-21[/tex][tex]-12x+3(4x-7)=-21[/tex]