Systems of Equations Basic Elimination

what would the top equation become when you multiply everything by -1?

• 2x - 6y = 20

• -2x - 6y = -20

• -2x + 6y = 20

• -2x + 6y = -20

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6

what do you need to multiply the top equation by to make a zero pair:

5x - 2y = 11

-10x + 3y = -4

• 5

• -1

• 2

• -2

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6

what does the top equation need to be multiplied by to create a zero pair?

2x - 6y = 20

2x + 5y = -11

• -1

• 1

• -2

• 2

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6

Solve using elimination. 
 4x + 8y = 20
-4x + 2y = -30

• (-7,1)

• (2,-5)

• (-2,5)

• (7,-1)

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6

Solve by elimination:
3x + 7y = 23
-3x - 7y = -17

• No solution

• Infinite number of solutions

• (-3,3)

• (3,3)

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

Solve for x and solve for y
3x  - 3y = 33
6x - 3y = 57

• (8,-3)

• (-3,8)

• (10,1)

• (10,-1)

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CCSS.HSA.REI.C.9

Solve by elimination
4x-6y= -6
-2x-12y= -12

• (0,1) 

• (1,0)

• (1,1)

• (2,1)

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6

Solve the following system by using elimination:

-2x - 5y = -15

x + 8y = 13

• (5, 1)

• (1, 5)

• (5, -1)

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6

Solve the system of equations by elimination.
-x + y = -13
-8x - 4y = -8 

• (5, 8)

• (5, -8)

• (-5, -18)

• (-5, 8)

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6

Solve the system by elimination.  

−8x − 10y = 20
−8x − 6y = −4 

• Infinite number of solutions  

• (6, 5) 

• (−6, −5) 

• (5, −6) 

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8B

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.6