<u>Answer:</u>
The correct answer option is a) there are an infinite number of solutions
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
We are given these two following equations:
15x = 5y - 5 --- (1)
y = 3x + 1 --- (2)
Solving these two by the substitution method by putting the value of y in equation (1).
15x = 5y - 5
15x = 5(3x + 1) - 1
15x = 15x + 5 - 5
5 and -5 get cancelled and we are left with 15 on both sides of the equation which will cancel each other.
Therefore, these equations have an infinite number of solutions.
