Solve these simultaneous equations: 3y + x = 18 and x - 4y = -10.

Write x in terms of y using one of the equations. Then substitute it in the second equation, which is then only in terms of y. Find y. Then you can easily find x.

Answer: x = 6 and y = 4.

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