CAT 2019 Slot 2 QA Q31 Equations

Question 31 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2019 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

If 5x - 3y = 13438 and 5x-1 + 3y+1 = 9686 , then x+y equals [TITA]

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Answer: 13 Equations TITA

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