x + 5y = 13
x + 2y = 1 rearrange this as x = 1 - 2y ......now...........substitute this into the first equation for x and we have......
[ 1 - 2y] + 5y = 13 simpliify
1 + 3y = 13 subtract 1 from both sides
3y = 12 divide both sides by 3
y =4
And using x = 1 - 2y we have x = 1 - 2(4) = 1 - 8 = -7