Elimination in Systems of Equations

A variable needs to be eliminated to solve the system of equations below.

Choose the correct first step.

• Subtract to eliminate y.

• Subtract to eliminate x.

• Add to eliminate y.

• Add to eliminate x.

A variable needs to be eliminated to solve the system of equations below.

Choose the correct first step.

• Add to eliminate y.

• Subtract to eliminate y.

• Subtract to eliminate x.

• Add to eliminate x.

A variable needs to be eliminated to solve the system of equations below. Choose the correct first step. x + 2y = -22 -x - y = 16

• Add to eliminate y.

• Add to eliminate x.

• Subtract to eliminate x.

• Subtract to eliminate y.

A variable needs to be eliminated to solve the system of equations below.

Choose the correct first step.

• Add to eliminate x.

• Add to eliminate y.

• Subtract to eliminate y.

• Subtract to eliminate x.

A variable needs to be eliminated to solve the system of equations below.

Choose the correct first step.

• Add to eliminate y.

• Subtract to eliminate y.

• Add to eliminate x.

• Subtract to eliminate x.

A variable needs to be eliminated to solve the system of equations below.

Choose the correct first step.

• Add to eliminate y.

• Subtract to eliminate x.

• Subtract to eliminate y.

• Add to eliminate x.

Find the solution of the system of equations.

• x = 6

  y = -1

• x = -6

  y = - 1

• x = 3

  y = -1

• x = 6

  y = 1

Find the solution of the system of equations.

• x = 6

  y = -3

• x = 3

  y = 6

• x = 6

  y = 3

• x = 0

  y = 0

Find the solution of the system of equations.

• x = 2

  y = -3

• x = -3

  y = -2

• x = -2

  y = 3

• x = 1

  y = -3

Solve the System Using Elimination:

• (5, 5)

• (-5, 5)

• (-5, 1)

• (0, 0)