SOLUTION: How many solutions does the system of equations y=7x+5 and y=3x+1 have?

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Question 701610: How many solutions does the system of equations y=7x+5 and y=3x+1 have?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Those two lines have different slopes (7 for the first one, 3 for the next one), so the system has exactly one solution since the two lines aren't parallel or overlap and intersect at exactly one point.