SOLUTION: Solve by substitution x-y=3 3x-2y=3 Please show me if this problem is independent, dependent or inconsistent. More importantly I'd like to know the best way to solve future

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Hi,         

x-y=3 OR y = x-3

3x - 2y = 3  |substituting for y

3x -2(x-3) = 3

 3x - 2x + 6 = 3

          x = 3 & y = 0  (x-3)

Line intersect at one point,  Pt(3,0)

this is an Independent System of Equations