You're given what x equals: 9y. Substitute that into the equation x - 5y = 20. Your equation should look like this: 9y - 5y = 20. From there, solve for y. 9y subtracted by 5y is 4y. Then, solve 4y = 20. Divide both sides of the equation by 4. The result is y = 5. We now know the y-coordinate in the ordered pair. Substitute this y-value into the first equation: x = 9y. 9(5) = 45. x = 45.
Plug these two values into the ordered pair (x,y).
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