what is the value of x and y?

Question

fill in the blanks correctly to complete the sentence.

[2 -9 ] [ x+1 -9 ]

[8 7] = [ 8 y+1]

for the given statements to be true, the value of x must be [ ] and the value of y must be [ ] (simplify your answer).

Answer 1

x+1 =2

x =2-1

x =1

y+1 = 7

y = 7-1

y = 6

x = 1

and y = 6