Systems Graphing
Systems Algebra
Word Problems
100

Solve the following system of equations by graphing: 

y = x + 6

y = -2x - 3

What is (-3,3)?
100

Solve the following system of equations using elimination or substitution:

y = -2x +2

y = 7x + 11

What is (-1,4)?

100

Set up a system of equations for the following: 

The sum of two numbers is 18. Their difference is 3. 

x + y = 18

x - y = 3

200

Solve the following system of equations by graphing:

5x - y = -5

3x - 6y = 24

What is (-2, -5)?

200

Solve the following system of equations using elimination or substitution:

x - 2y = 10

x + 3y = 5

What is (8,-1)?

200

Set up a system of equations for the following: 

The difference between two numbers is 5. Three times the first number minus two times the second is 11. 

x - y = 5

3x - 2y = 11

300

Solve the following system of equations by graphing: 

x - 3y = -15

x = -3

What is (-3,4)?

300

Solve the following system of equations using elimination or substitution:

y = 2x

5x - y = 9

What is (3,6)?

300

Set up a system of equations for the following word problem: 

Ben and Joel are selling wrapping paper to raise money for a field trip. Ben raised $43.50 by selling 12 rolls of solid paper and 9 rolls of printed paper. Joel raised $51.50 by selling 8 rolls of solid paper and 15 rolls of printed paper. 

12x + 9y = 43.50

8x + 15y = 51.50

400

Solve the following system of equations by graphing: 

2x - 2y = 14

x - y = 2

What is no solution?

400

Solve the following system of equations using elimination or substitution:

x - 2y = 12

5x + 3y = -44

What is (-4,-8)?

400

Set up a system of equations for the following word problem: 

Adult tickets for the school musical sold for $3.50 and student tickets solve for $2.50. On a given night, 321 tickets were sold for $937.50. 

x + y = 321

3.5x + 2.5y = 937.5

500

Solve the following system of equations by graphing: 

y = 2x - 4

6x - 3y = 12

What is infinite solutions?

500

Solve the following system of equations using elimination or substitution:

2x - 6y = 12

-5x + 15y = -30

What is infinite solutions?

500

A collection of dimes and nickels is worth $3.30. If there are 42 coins total, set up a system of equations that could help find the number of dimes and nickels. 

x + y = 42

0.10x + 0.05y = 3.30