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If 3x − y = 12 and x + y = 8, what is the value of x?

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Correct answer: x = 5

The governing concept is the elimination method for a pair of linear equations. The coefficients of y are −1 and +1, so adding the equations cancels y immediately: (3x − y) + (x + y) = 12 + 8. This gives 4x = 20, and division by 4 yields x = 5. Therefore option C is correct. To verify the complete solution, substitute x = 5 into 3x − y = 12: 15 − y = 12, so y = 3. The second equation then becomes 5 + 3 = 8, which is true. If x were 3, 4, or 6, no single corresponding y would satisfy both original equations simultaneously. Thus elimination and substitution both confirm C.

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Linear-EquationsElimination-MethodSimultaneous-EquationsAlgebraAlgebraic Methods: Substitution Method And Elimination Method.Algebraic Methods Substitution Method And Elimination MethodPair Of Linear Equations In Two VariablesMathematics

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