SOLUTION: Solve this system: x - 3y = 9 5x - 15y = 45

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Question 176808: Solve this system:
x - 3y = 9
5x - 15y = 45
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1) x+-+3y+=+9
(2) 5x+-+15y+=+45
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Multiply both sides of (1) by 5
(1) 5x+-+15y+=+45
(1) is identical to (2), so it's not a system of
equations, it's the same equation twice