Word Problems
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?
What is 6 chickens and 7 pigs?
By graphing, find the solution to the system
y = x
y = -x
What is (0,0) ?
Using Substitution, find he solution to the system
x + y = 2
y = 3
What is (-1,3) ?
Using elimination, find the solution to the system
x + 5y = 12
-x +y = 0
What is (2,2) ?
(4,5) is the solution to the following system?
4x - y = 12
x + 6y = 13
What is, NO ?
Find the value of two numbers if their sum is 12 and their difference is 4.
What is (8,4) ?
By graphing, find the solution to the system
y = 3x - 4
y = -3x + 2
What is (1,-1)?
Using Substitution, find he solution to the system
2y - x = 4
10y - x = 20
What is (4,2) ?
Using elimination, find the solution to the system
-4x - 2y = -12
4x + 8y = -24
What is (6,-6)?
(0,-4) the solution to the system
y = -20x + 1
20x + y = 6
What is No?
John went to Yellow Stone National Park one day this summer. All of the people at the park were either hiking or bike riding. There were 178 more hikers than bike riders. If there were a total of 676 people at the park, how many were hiking and how many were riding their bikes?
What is 427 hikers and 249 bikers ?
By graphing, find the solution to the system
y = (1/3)x + 2
y = -x - 2
What is (-3,1) ?
Using Substitution, find the solution to the system
y = 6x - 11
-2x - 3y = -7
What is (2,1) ?
Using elimination, find the solution to the system
5x + y = 9
10x - 7y = -18
What is (1,4)?
(-2,1) is a solution to the system
6x - 3y = -15
2x + y = -3
What is Yes?
Harold had a summer lemonade stand where he sold small cups of lemonade for $1.25 and large cups for $2.50. If Harold sold a total of 155 cups of lemonade and collected a total of $265, how many cups of each type did he sell?
What is 98 small cups and 57 large cups of lemonade?
By graphing, find the solution to the system
y = -(3/2)x - 4
y = (1/2)x + 4
What is (-4,2) ?
Using Substitution, find the solution to the system -3x + 3y = 4
-x + y = 3
What is no solution?
Using elimination, find the solution to the system
-4x + 9y = 9
x = 3y - 6
What is (9,5)?
No solution describes the solution to the following system
y = 3x + 4
y = -x - 4
What is No?
Phil bought 6 new compact disks and 2 used compact disks for $127.92. At the same prices, Mackenzie bought 3 new compact disks and 8 used compact disks for $133.89. Find the cost of buying a single used compact disk.
What is $9.99 ?
By graphing, find the solution to the system
y = (3/2)x - 2
3y-(9/2)x=-1
What is no solution?
Using Substitution, find the solution to the system -5x - 8y = 17
2x - 7y = -17
What is (-5,1) ?
Using elimination, find the solution to the system
2x + 8y = 6
-5x - 20y = -15
What is infinite number of solutions?
(-3,-1) is the solution to
y=(4/3)x + 3
(2/3)x + y = -3
What is (-3,-1)?