Solving by Elimination
word problems
Is the equation correct?
Vocab
substitution
100

x-3y+3z=-4 

2x+3y-z=15 

4x-3y-z=19

What is (5,1,-2) 

100

A football teams scored a total of 50 points in one game. They scored 14 times. The scoring was made up of touchdowns(6 points each), PAT's (1 point each), and field goals(3 point each). They had 3 more touchdowns than field goals. How many of each type score did the team have? 

What is (6,5,3) 

100

(4,0,2) is the solution to

−4x−5y−z=18 

−2x − 5y − 2z = 12 

−2x + 5y + 2z = 4


What is no 

100

adding subtracting or multiplying a system of equations to help solve a system

What is elimination method 

100

x+3y+4z=20 

4y+2z=20 

z=4 

What is (-5,3,4) 

200

x-3y+3z=-4 

2x+3y-z=15 

4x-3y-z=19 

What is (5,-2,1) 

200

Bill, Jackson, and Trent are buying flowers for their garden. Bill buys 3 Iris, 2 daffodil and 5 tulips for $31. Trent buys 4 tulips, 3 iris, and 6 daffodil for $36. How much does each plant cost. 

What is ($4,$2,$3) 

200

(1,3,1) is the solution to 

4r−4s+4t=−4

4r+s−2t=5

−3r − 3s − 4t = −16


What is yes

200

Using algebraic methods to find an exact solution of a system of equations 


What is substitution

200

-2x+y+z=-5 

3y+z=13 

z=4 

What is (6,3,4) 

300

x+2y+x=12 

2x-2y-z=-6 

x+2y-z=2 

What is (2,5/2,5) 


300

A movie theater is filled to capacity of 350. The theater charges $4.50 for children, $7.50 for students, and $12.50 of adults. There are half as many adults as there are students. If the total ticket sales were $2415, how many children, students, and adults attended

What is 170 children, 120 students, 60 adults 

300

(-2,4,3) is the solution to 

−5x + 3y + 6z = 4 

−3x+ y+5z=−5 

−4x + 2y + z = 13


What is yes 

300

when there is more than one equation to be solved at the same time

What is System of equations

300

x-2y+z=-4 

4x+y-2z=1 

2x+2y-z=10 

What is (2,1,-4) 

400

3x+4y+5z=22

2x+5y+7z=23 

4x+3y+6z=24 

What is (3,2,1) 


400

At a store, Mary pays $34 for 2 pounds of apples, 1 pound of berries, and 4 pounds of cherries. Tom pays $35 for 3 pounds of apples 2 pound of berries and 2 pounds of cherries. Lee pays for $49 for 5 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of berries, and 2 pounds of cherries. What is the price per pound for apples for berries, and for cherries?

What is (a=$3,b=$8,c=$5)

400

(-2,-3,1) is the solution to 

−6x − 2y − z = −17

5x+ y−6z=19

−4x − 6y − 6z = −20


What is no 

400

a pair of numbers that give the coordinate of a point on a grid in this order: (horizontal x, Vertical y)

what is ordered pair 

400

4p-q+r=-4

-p+2r=8

-p+2q+3r=9

What is (-2,-1,3)

500

4x+2y-2z=10 

2x+8y+4z=32 

30x+12y-4z=24 

What is (-2,6,-3) 

500

At a pizza shop, two small pizzas, a liter of soda and a salad cost $14; one small pizza, a liter of soda and 3 salads cost $15; and three small pizzas and a liter of soda cost $16. What is the cost of one small pizza? one liter of soda? and of one salad? 

What is (p=$5, l=$1, s=$3)

500

(1,5,3) is the solution to 

−6x−2y+2z=−8

3x − 2y − 4z = 8

6x − 2y − 6z = −18


What is no unique solution 

500

A solution to a system of three equations in three variables

What is an ordered triple 

500

x+y+z=2 

-x+3y+2z=8 

4x+y=4 

What is (0,4,-2) 

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