Hi,

If you meant:

 y = 4x   and

 x + y  = 5

 x + 4x = 5       |Substituting the 4x for y

   5x = 5

    x = 1    and y = 4   (y = 4x = 4·1)

ordered pair (1,4) is the Solution for this system  



 

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