SOLUTION: If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r = Please explain step by step

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Question 4581: If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r =
Please explain step by step
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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If r = 5z, then 15 z = 3y.

In the second equation divide both sides by 3. This gives you:
If r = 5z, then 15z%2F3+=+3y%2F3 or 5z = y.

Therefore, by Transitive Property of Equations, since r and y both equal 5z,
+r=y.

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