In the following exercises, decide whether it would be more convenient to solve the system of equations by substitution or elimination.
(a) $\left\{\begin{array}{l}y=7 x-5 \\ 3 x-2 y=16\end{array}\right.$
(b) $\left\{\begin{array}{l}12 x-5 y=-42 \\ 3 x+7 y=-15\end{array}\right.$