Nonsense will be reporteD
A. 5 and 4
B. 24 and 31
C. 5 and 6
D. 7 and 10

A. 5 and 4
7x - 4 = 31
7x = 31 + 4
7x = 35
[tex]\frac{7x}{7} =\frac{35}{7} =5[/tex]
x = 5
4y + 8 = 24
4y = 24 - 8
4y = 16
[tex]\frac{4y}{4} =\frac{16}{4} =4[/tex]
y = 4
Therefore, the value of x and y respectively is 5 and 4.