If x+|x|+y=5 and x+|y|-y=6 what is x+y=?	Pick:
A) 1
B) - 1
C) 3
D) 12
E) 13

Rationale: if x < 0 and y < 0 , then we ' ll have x - x + y = 7 and x - y - y = 6 . from the first equation y = 7 , so we can discard this case since y is not less than 0 . if x > = 0 and y < 0 , then we ' ll have x + x + y = 7 and x - y - y = 6 . solving gives x = 4 > 0 and y = - 1 < 0 - - > x + y = 3 . since in ps questions only one answer choice can be correct , then the answer is c ( so , we can stop here and not even consider other two cases ) . answer : c . adding both eqn we get 2 x + ixi + iyi = 13 now considering x < 0 and y > 0 2 x - x + y = 13 we get x + y = 12 hence answer should be d
Answer: D