Substitution
Elimination
Word Problems
Bonus
One-Word Answer
100

Use the substitution method to solve the following:

x+5y=10


-2x-6y=-8


What is 

x=-5, y=3

100

Use the elimination method to solve the following: 

-4x-2y=-12


4x+8y=-24


What is x=6, y=-6?

100

Kristin spent $131 on shirts. Fancy shirts costs $28 and plain shirts cost $15. If she bought a total of 7 then how many of each kind did she buy?

x = # of fancy shirts, y = # of plain shirts

28x + 15y = 131

 AND

x + y = 7

 She bought 2 fancy shirts and 5 plain shirts.

100

What are three methods to determine if two equations are related?

substitution, elimination, graphing

100

How many solution does this system of equations have?

x+y=4

and

x+y=9

no solution. (fine, 2 word answer)

200

use the substitution method to solve the following:

-2x-3y=-13


y=-x+4


What is x=-1, y=5

200

Use the elimination method to answer the following: 

3x+y=9


4x-y=5

What is x=2, y=3

200

There are 13 animals in the barn. Some are chickens and some are pigs. There are 40 legs in all. How many of each animal are there?

x = # of chickens, y = # of pigs

x + y = 13

 AND

2x + 4y = 40

 There are 6 chickens and 7 pigs.

200

use the substitution method to solve

u+6y=32

 

u+3y=17

u=2, y=5

200

How many solution does this system of equations have?

y=4x-3

and

2y=8x-6

infinite

300

use the substitution method to solve the following:

-4x+3y=1


y=4x-13


What is x=5, y=7

300

Use the elimination method to answer the following: 

4x+8y=20


-4x+2y=-30

What is: x=7, y=-1?

300

A farmhouse shelters 10 animals. Some are pigs and some are ducks. Altogether there are 36 legs. How many of each animal are there?

x = # of pigs, y = # of ducks 

x + y = 10

 AND

4x + 2y = 36

 There are 8 Pigs and 2 Ducks.

300

use the elimination method to solve.

2a + 2x = 18

a+3x=17

What is x=4, a=5

300

Choose the best method to solve: substitution or combination?

4x-9y=13

and

y=x-2

substitution

400

Use the subtitution method to solve the following:

x=3-y


-2x-y=-3


What is x=0, y=3

400

Use the elmination method to to solve the following: 

8x+y=-27

 

-9x+4y=15

What is x=-3, y=-3

400

A class of 195 students went on a field trip. They took 7 vehicles, some cars and some buses. Find the number of cars and the number of buses the took if each car holds 5 students and each bus holds 45 students.

x = # of cars, y = # of buses

x + y = 7

 AND

5x + 45y = 195

 There are 4 Buses and 3 cars.

400

use the substitution method to solve.

z=15-3u

u+2z=10

What is u=4 z=3

400

Choose the best method to solve: substitution or combination?

5x+8y=22

and

x+y=5

combination

500

Use the substitution method to solve the following:

x=y+3


7x-6y=22


What is x=4, y=1

500

Use the elimination methos to solve the following: 

-10x+y=12

 

-2x-2y=-2

What is x=-1, y=2

500

A farmhouse shelters 11 animals. Some are goats and some are ducks. Altogether there are 34 legs. How many of each animal are there?

x = # of goats, y = # of ducks 

x + y = 11

 AND

4x + 2y = 34

 There are 5 ducks and 6 goats.

500

A set of equations that you deal with all together at once.

What is a system

500

Choose the best method to solve: substitution or combination?

x-y=4

and

y=x-2

substitution.

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