Fill in the Blank

A logistics manager uses the substitution method to solve the system {5x - 2y = -10, y = (5/2)x} to find where two shipping costs are equal. After substituting, the manager arrives at the statement 0 = -10. Because this is a false statement, the manager concludes that the system is ____.

0

1

Updated 2026-09-18

Contributors are:

Who are from:

Tags

OpenStax

Elementary Algebra @ OpenStax

Ch.5 Systems of Linear Equations - Elementary Algebra @ OpenStax

Algebra

Math

Prealgebra

Recall in Bloom's Taxonomy

Related