SOLUTION: x=3y-16 -6y=-2x-32 Help me with this! Please

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Question 965863: x=3y-16
-6y=-2x-32
Help me with this! Please
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Substitute for x in the second equation.
-6y=-2%283y-16%29-32%7D%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B-6y=-6y%2B32-32
0=0
True, but not helpful.
These two equations are the same equation.
Multiply the top equation by -2 and you get the second equation.
There are infinitely many solutions.