If 5(x + 2y) = 5 and 4(x + 3y) = 16, find 3(x + y)

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1986 Subject: General Mathematics

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If 5(x + 2y) = 5 and 4(x + 3y) = 16, find 3(x + y)
Answer Details
5(x + 2y) = 5
∴ x + 2y = 1.....(i)
4(x + 3y) = 16 = 42
x + 3y = 2 .....(ii)
x + 2y = 1.....(i)
x + 3y = 2......(ii)
y = 1
Substitute y = 1 into equation (i) = x + 2y = 1
∴ x + 2(1) = 1
x + 2 = 1
∴ x = 1
∴ 3x + y = 3-1 + 1
= 3 = 1

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