SOLUTION: What is the value of x and y if x+y= 42?

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Question 965450: What is the value of x and y if x+y= 42?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Wrong question. One equation with two unknown variables ---------- infinite solutions which fit a line.

You can solve the equation for x:
x=42-y
but then x is shown as a formula and y is still unknown.

You can solve the equation for y:
y=42-x
but then y is shown as a formula and y is still unknown.

You can PICK a value for one variable and then evaluate the corresponding value of the other variable.