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If y = 2x − 1 and x + y = 8, what is the value of y?

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Correct answer: y = 5

This is a simultaneous linear-equation problem solved by substitution. Since the first equation gives y directly as 2x − 1, replace y in the second equation x + y = 8 with that expression. We get x + (2x − 1) = 8. Combining like terms gives 3x − 1 = 8; adding 1 gives 3x = 9, and dividing by 3 gives x = 3. Substitution into the first equation then gives y = 2(3) − 1 = 6 − 1 = 5. Therefore option C is correct. Verification shows x + y = 3 + 5 = 8 and y = 2(3) − 1 = 5. The values 3, 4, and 6 do not satisfy both original equations with the same x, so they are not valid solutions.

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