basic equation.

Algebra Level 1

X + Y = 12

X - Y = 4

X = ?


The answer is 8.

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6 solutions

Ashish Menon
May 29, 2016

Add the given equations, we get :- 2 x = 16 x = 8 2x = 16\\ x = \color{#69047E}{\boxed{8}}

Hassan Raza
Jul 31, 2014

G i v e n t h a t x + y = 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( i ) x y = 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( i i ) A d d i n g ( i ) & ( i i ) w e h a v e 2 x = 16 = > x = 8 Given\quad that\\ \qquad x+y=12\quad ...............\quad (i)\\ \qquad x-y=4\quad ................\quad (ii)\\ Adding\quad (i)\quad \& \quad (ii)\\ we\quad have\\ \qquad 2x=16\\ =>\quad \boxed { x=8 }

Saurabh Mallik
Jun 14, 2014

Given:

X + Y = 12 X+Y=12

X Y = 4 X-Y=4

Substituting, we get:

X + Y = 12 X+Y=12

X = 12 Y X=12-Y

Putting X X in the second equation.

X Y = 4 X-Y=4

12 Y Y = 4 12-Y-Y=4

2 Y = 4 12 -2Y=4-12

2 Y = 8 -2Y=-8

Y = 4 Y=4

So, X = 12 Y = 12 4 = 8 X=12-Y=12-4=8

Thus, the answer is: X = 8 X=\boxed{8}

Adding the two equations we get 2 x = 16 2x=16 . Dividing both sides by 2 2 , we get x = 8 \boxed{x=8} .

Prince Mishra
Jul 11, 2014

simple calculation

Rajaswa Patil
Apr 12, 2014

Adding both the equations, we get 2X = 16.

X = 8.

X >Y,if you can see(X--Y),(X+Y)so you can imagine that X is 8

Ashraf Zulkarnain - 7 years ago

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