Question: Find x and y from: 8x + 7y = 56 and 3x + 2y = 18. What is the value of x?
Options:
Correct Answer: 4
Solution:
From the first equation, 7y = 56 - 8x. Substituting into the second gives 3x + 2(56 - 8x)/7 = 18. Solving gives x = 4.