In the solution to the system of equations above, what is the value of y ?

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Choice D is correct. Multiplying both sides of by 5 results in . Multiplying both sides of by 2 results in . Subtracting the resulting equations yields , which simplifies to . Dividing both sides of by results in . Choices A and B are incorrect and may result from incorrectly subtracting the transformed equation. Choice C is incorrect and may result from finding the value of x instead of the value of y .

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