Multiplying by 3 gets you:
15x - 3y = 5
7x - 3y = -1
Subtracting them gets you:
15x - 3y = 5
-(7x - 3y = -1)
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8x = 6
Multiplying by -3 gets you:
15x - 3y = 5
-7x + 3y = 1
Adding them gets you:
15x - 3y = 5
+(-7x + 3y = 1)
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8x = 6
Multiplying by 3 gets you:15x - 3y = 15
7x - 3y = -1Subtracting them gets you:
15x - 3y = 15
-(7x - 3y = -1)
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8x = 16x = 2
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Multiplying by -3 gets you:
-15x - 3y = -15
-7x + 3y = -1Adding them gets you:
-15x - 3y = -15
+(-7x + 3y = -1)
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-8x = -16x = 2