[tex] \bf \begin{cases}
x-2y=-7\\
x-y=9\implies \boxed{x}=9+y
\end{cases}
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\stackrel{\textit{substituting \underline{x} in the first equation}}{\boxed{9+y}-2y=-7}\implies -y=-16
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y=\cfrac{-16}{-1}\implies y=16\\\\
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\stackrel{\textit{and substituting \underline{y} in the first equation}}{x-2(16)=-7}\implies x-32=-7\implies x=25
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(\stackrel{x}{25}~~,~~\stackrel{y}{16}) [/tex]