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Solve for x and y:

x + y = 3,

4x – 3y = 26.

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x + y = 3 ……..(1)

4x – 3y = 26 ……(2)

Isolate x from equation (1), we get

x = 3 – y

Substituting the value of x in equation (2),

4(3 – y) – 3y = 26

12 – 4y – 3y = 26

-7y = 14

y = -2

Solve for x:

x = 3 – y = 3 – (-2) = 5

Answer: x = 5 and y = -2

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