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CEMC Pascal, 2002

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If x+2=10x+2=10 and y−1=6y-1=6, then the numerical value of x+yx+y is

(A) 1313 (B) 1515 (C) 1616 (D) 1717 (E) 1919

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