SOLUTION: Given the following simultanious equasions, what is the value of the sum a + b? 3a+4b=59 4a+3b=53

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Question 28647: Given the following simultanious equasions, what is the value of the sum a + b? 3a+4b=59
4a+3b=53
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3a+4b=59
4a+3b=53
Adding both the equations
7a+7b = 112
Taking 7 common
7(a+b) = 112
Dividing on both sides with 7
a+b = 112/7
a+b = 16