SOLUTION: y-4x=-1 5y-5x=0 how do i solve this system?

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Question 316523: y-4x=-1
5y-5x=0
how do i solve this system?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use eq. 1 to get an expression for y y=4x-1.
Then substitute this expression in eq. 2 for y and solve for x.
Then go back and solve for y.