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If ax + 3y = 25 and 2x - 3y = 5 have solution x = 5, what is the value of a?

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Correct answer: 4

Answer: 4, so option B is correct. A common solution means that the same pair of values (x, y) must satisfy both equations. We know x = 5, so first use the second equation to find y: 2x - 3y = 5. Substituting x = 5 gives 2(5) - 3y = 5, or 10 - 3y = 5. Therefore 3y = 5 and y = 5/3. Now substitute x = 5 and y = 5/3 into the first equation: ax + 3y = 25 becomes 5a + 3(5/3) = 25. Since 3(5/3) = 5, we get 5a + 5 = 25, so 5a = 20 and a = 4. Check: 4(5) + 3(5/3) = 20 + 5 = 25, and 2(5) - 3(5/3) = 10 - 5 = 5. If a = 3, the first expression is 20; if a = 5, it is 30; and if a = 6, it is 35. Thus none of A, C, or D works. Memory cue: a common solution must be substituted into both equations, not just one.

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