To determine whether \((-1, 5)\) is a solution to the equation \(y = 5x\), we can substitute \(-1\) for \(x\) and \(5\) for \(y\) and see if the equation holds true.
The equation is: \[ y = 5x \]
Substituting \(-1\) for \(x\): \[ y = 5 \cdot (-1) = -5 \]
We can see that when \(x = -1\), \(y\) should be \(-5\), not \(5\). Since \(5 \neq -5\), the equation is not satisfied.
Thus, the correct statement is: No, because when you substitute −1 for x and 5 for y, the equation is NOT true.