What's my SLOPE?
Which method to use?
What LETTER?
How many Solutions?
What is my Solution?
100

y = 3x

3

100

y = 3x - 8

y = 9x + 4

graphing

100

What letter represents slope?

m

100

How many solutions does parallel lines have?

none?
100

y = -x + 7

y = 2x + 1

(2, 5)

200

y = 2/5x -9

2/5

200

2x - 4y = 8

y = 1/2 x - 6 

Substitution

200

What letter represents y intercept?

b

200

Lines that coincide?

IMS or Infinitely many solutions

200

y = 4x + 3

y = -x -2

(-1, -1)

300

y = -x -2

-1

300

x = 4

Y = -2

graphing

300

( -3, 8)  what letter represents -3?

x

300

Lines that intersect at one point

one

300

y = 2x + 2

Y = x -1

( -3, -4)

400

y = 8

zero
400

-x + 3 y = -12

4y + x = 8

Elimination

400

(3, -8)  what two letters represent this ordered pair?

(x, y)

400

Lines that have the same slope and same y intercept?

IMS infinitely many solutions

400

y = 1/2 x + 5 

Y = -5/2x - 1

( -2, 4)

500

x = -4

undefined

500

Which method is used most to solve systems of linear equations? 

Substitution

500

( 7, 0) what letter represents zero?

y

500

Same slope, different y intercepts

No solution

500

y = -5

X = 8

(-5, 8)

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