解:小明抄错①,其解$\begin{cases}x = -1 \\ y = 5\end{cases}$满足②,即$-b + 5a = 7;$小亮抄错②,其解$\begin{cases}x = 7 \\ y = -2\end{cases}$满足①,即$7a - 2b = 8,$联立$\begin{cases}5a - b = 7 \\ 7a - 2b = 8\end{cases},$由第一个方程得$b = 5a - 7,$代入第二个方程得$7a - 2(5a - 7) = 8,$展开得$7a - 10a + 14 = 8,$合并同类项得$-3a = -6,$解得$a = 2,$将$a = 2$代入$b = 5a - 7,$得$b = 3,$所以$a = 2,$$b = 3$