SOLUTION: I am lost please help Solve the following equation set by substitution showing work: 3x – y = 5 -6x + 2y = 1

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Question 222157:
I am lost please help
Solve the following equation set by substitution showing work:
3x – y = 5
-6x + 2y = 1
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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there is something wrong with the set of equations

multiplying the first equation by -2 gives ___ -6x + 2y = -10

comparing this with the second equation reveals an inconsistency