5x + 6y = 3 -25x - 30y = 6 If you try to solve the system by multiplying the first equation through by 5 you get 25x + 30y = 15 -25x - 30y = 6 Then when you add the equations vertically term by term: 25x + 30y = 15 -25x - 30y = 6 --------------- 0y = 21 And there can be no possible value for y, because there is no value for y that you can multiply by 0 and get 21, because you'll always get 0 instead. So the system has no solution because the system is inconsistent. That is if you draw their graphs, they do not intersect to give a solution because they are parallel. Here are their graphs:Edwin