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Algebra practice question

If 3x + 2y = 23 and 5x − 2y = 17, what is the value of x − y?

Answer: 1

Add the equations: 8x = 40, x = 5. Then 15 + 2y = 23, y = 4. x − y = 1.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 4
4 is y alone.
If you answered 5
5 is x alone.
If you answered 9
9 is x + y.

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