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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Prove it Canada

Lines are concurrent if they each pass through the same point. The lines y=2x+3y = 2x + 3, y=8x+15y = 8x + 15, and y=5x+by = 5x + b are concurrent. What is the value of bb?

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