SOLUTION: How do you substitution 5x+6y=-18 and y=6x-3

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Question 1101644: How do you substitution 5x+6y=-18 and y=6x-3
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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use y=6x-3 for y in the first equation.
It becomes 5x+6(6x-3)=-18
That is 5x+36x-18=-18 by distributing the 6
41x=0
x=0
y=-3
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