If (8x+5y=13) and (3x-2y=12), what is the value of (x)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (3)
Multiply the first equation by (2) and the second by (5) to eliminate (y). In exams, making equal coefficients is an easy method.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(3)
Why is this the correct answer?
Multiply the first equation by (2) and the second by (5) to eliminate (y). In exams, making equal coefficients is an easy method.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables. Topic: Algebraic methods: Substitution method and Elimination method..