Substitution
Elimination - addition
Elimination - subtraction
Elimination - multiply first
Word questions
100

y = 3x + 1

y = 6x + 10

x = -3 , y = -8

100

4x + 9y = 29

6x - 9y = 21

x = 5, y = 1

100

x + 5y = 13

x + y = -3

x = -7, y = 4

100

- 14x - 6y = 14

7x + 5y = 7

x = -4, y= 7

100

1 ruler and 2 pens cost £1.55

3 pens cost £1.20

How much does a ruler cost?

75p


200

y = -2x + 13

y = 4x - 11

x = 4, y = 5

200

2x - 2y = -18

5x + 2y = -24

x = -6, y = 3

200
-2x + 4y = 8 

x + 4y = 26

x = 6, y = 5

200

9x - 7y = 23

18x + 9y = 0

x = 1, y = -2

200

3 songs and 5 films cost a total of £28 

3 songs and 2 films cost a total of £13

How much does each cost seperately?

Songs = £1

Films = £5

300

4x + 2y = -20

y = x - 4

x = -2, y = -6

300

-8x - 5y = 18

8x + 7y = -22

x = -1, y = -2

300

-5x - 6y = 14 

3x - 6y = -18

x = -4, y = 1

300

x - 2y = -7

3x - 4y = -15

x = -1, y = 3

300

Two numbers have a sum of 20 and a difference of 8. What are the numbers?

14 and 6

400

5x - y = 21

y = -7x + 15

x = 3, y = -6

400

5x - 4y = -8

-5x + 6y = 12

x = 0, y = 2

400

-8x + 2y = 28

-8x - 7y = 10

x = -3, y = 2

400

-x + 3y = -15

7x + 6y = -3

x = 3, y = -4

400

Paul collects baseball cards and football cards. The number of baseball cards is 10 more than twice the number of football cards. In total, Paul has 70 cards. How many of each type card does Paul have?

20 Football cards

50 Baseball Cards

500

y = -8x - 3

8x + 4y = 12

x = -1, y = 5

500

4x - 5y = 7 

-8x + 5y = 1

x = -2, y = -3

500

-2x - 4y = 8

-5x - 4y = -10

x = 6, y = -5

500

-8x + 12y = 16

-6x - 6y = -18 

x = 1, y = 2

500

Mayfield High School sold tickets for a school musical. Seats in the auditorium cost £6 each and balcony seats cost £4. A total of 200 tickets was sold and £960 was collected. How many of each type of ticket was sold?

120 Balcony Seats

80 Auditorium Seats