Question

Solve the system, using substitution.
y = 1 - 5x and 5x + y = 8


A. no solution
B. infinitely many solutions

Answer 1

For this one, the correct answer would be "No solutions exist" This is because when you simply both sides, the equations pretty much gets to nowhere.

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Answer 2

first equation is already solved for y so substitute that into 2nd equation