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If 6x - 7y = -8 and 4x + 5y = 38, what is the value of x + y?

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Correct answer: 243/29

The governing concept is solving a pair of simultaneous linear equations by elimination. Multiply 6x - 7y = -8 by 5 to obtain 30x - 35y = -40. Multiply 4x + 5y = 38 by 7 to obtain 28x + 35y = 266. Adding these equations eliminates y and gives 58x = 226, so x = 113/29. Substitute this value into 4x + 5y = 38: 4(113/29) + 5y = 38, which gives 5y = 650/29 and y = 130/29. Therefore x + y = 113/29 + 130/29 = 243/29. Option A is correct. The other numerical options are not equal to the value obtained from the simultaneous equations. The corrected options now contain one unambiguous answer.

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

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