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If 3(x + y) + 4(x - y) = 59 and 5(x + y) - 2(x - y) = 37, what is the value of x?

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Correct answer: 225/26

The repeated expressions suggest the substitution u = x + y and v = x - y. The system becomes 3u + 4v = 59 and 5u - 2v = 37. Multiply the second equation by 2 to obtain 10u - 4v = 74. Adding it to the first equation eliminates v: 13u = 133, so u = 133/13. Substituting this into 3u + 4v = 59 gives 4v = 59 - 399/13 = 368/13, hence v = 92/13. Since u + v = (x+y)+(x-y) = 2x, we get 2x = 225/13 and x = 225/26. Therefore option B is correct. The integer choices do not satisfy the transformed pair and are not merely alternative forms of the exact fraction.

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Pair-Linear-EquationsChange-Of-VariablesElimination-MethodAlgebraic Methods: Substitution Method And Elimination Method.Algebraic Methods Substitution Method And Elimination MethodPair Of Linear Equations In Two VariablesMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

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