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I used elimination to solve this system of equations and found out that y = 1. What does x equal?

-5x + 13y = -7

5x + 4y = 24



A.3


B.-4


C.4


D.-5

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5x + 4y = 24
Substitute y for 1
5x + 4 = 24
5x =20
x = 4
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