Solving for x
Word Problems
Graphing systems
Substitution
Elimination
100

7x+19=-2x+55

x=4

100

How old am I if 360 is reduced by 2 times my age, is 324?

18 years old

100

y=-1

y=-5/2x+4

(2,-1)

100

-3x+3y=3

y=5

(4,5)

100

x-y=11

2x+y=19

(10,-1)

200

4(x-3)+2x=36

x=8

200

It costs $4 per gallon to fill up my gas tank. Luckily, I have a $10 dollar gift card to apply to my total of $58. How many gallons of gas did I purchase? 

12 gallons of gas

200

y=4x+3

y=-x-2

(-1,-1)

200

2x-y=-1

y=x-1

(-2,-3)

200

-4x-2y=-12

4x+8y=-12

(6,-6)

300

6-2(x+3)+5x=18

x=6

300

My bill for the month of March was $58. I know I paid a monthly Spotify subscription of $5.95 and I bought multiple coffees at Starbucks for $6.50 each. How many times did I go to Starbucks this month? Round your decimal. 

8 times

300

y=-2x+2

2x+y=-2

no solution

300

-4x+9y=9

x=3y-6

(9,5)

300

5x+y=9

10x-7y=-18

(1,4)

400

-3(x-1)+8(x-3)=6x+7-5x

x=7

400

You're helping your mom bake for a birthday party. You purchase 12lbs and sugar and 15lbs of flour for $9.30. A few days later, you purchase 4lbs of sugar and 10lbs of flour for $4.60. How much does a pound of flour cost? 

$0.30

400

4x-2y=0

y=-3/2x-7

(-2,-4)

400

4x+y=0

x+2y=-7

(1,-4)

400

-4x-2y=14

-10x+7y=-25

(-1,-5)

500

-11+10(x+10)=4-5(2x+11)

x=7

500

You're trying to compare the costs of two vacation destinations. To go to Hawaii, a flight costs $250 and the airbnb is $130 each night. To travel to the Bahamas, a flight costs $130 and the airbnb is $190 per night. How many nights would you need to stay in each location for the cost to be the same for both trips?

2 nights

500

4x+y=0

x+2y=-7

(1,-4)

500

2x+y=20

6x-5y=12

(7,6)

500

y=4x-11

4x-y=11

infinite solutions

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