2015 AMC 10A Problem 16
Problem 16 of 25IntermediateAlgebra
If and what is the value of
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Adding the two equations gives us We can rearrange this equation to get We can then subtract them to get Once again rearranging, we can find We have that which means that we can divide both sides by This gives us
Thus, B is the correct answer.