Answer :

We have the following system of equations:

[tex]\begin{gathered} x=-4\ldots(A) \\ 5x+4y=-16\ldots(B) \end{gathered}[/tex]

Solving by substitution method.

If we substitute equation A into equation B, we get

[tex]5(-4)+4y=-16[/tex]

since 5(-4)= -20, we have

[tex]-20+4y=-16[/tex]

If we move -20 to the right hand side as +20, we obtain

[tex]\begin{gathered} 4y=-16+20 \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]

since -16+20=20-16 = 4, we get

[tex]4y=4[/tex]

and finally, y is equal to

[tex]\begin{gathered} y=\frac{4}{4} \\ y=1 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Since equation A tells us that x=-4, the solution of the system is

[tex]\begin{gathered} x=-4 \\ y=1 \end{gathered}[/tex]