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Substitution or Elimination Method

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which method would be best (quickest) for solving the system below:

2x + 2y = 11

3x - 4y = -2

a)

Substitution

b)

Elimination

c)

Graphing

d)

None of these

2.

Solve the system using substitution:

x + y = 19

y = 3x - 1

a)

(14, 5)

b)

(11, 8)

c)

(5, 14)

d)

(8, 11)

3.

Solve the system using elimination:

3x + y = 19

2x - y = 6

a)

(5, 14)

b)

(4, 5)

c)

(5, 4)

d)

(14, 5)

4.
Which method would be best (quickest) for solving the system below:
3x - 4y = -2
y = 2x + 1
a)
Substitution
b)
Elimination
c)
Graphing
d)
None
5.
Solve the system:
x + 6y = 17
x - 3y = 8
a)
(5, 2)
b)
(11, 1)
c)
(1, 11)
d)
no solution
6.

Solve the system using substitution:

y = -1x - 5

4x - 8y = 4

a)

(-3, -2)

b)

(5, -7)

c)

(3, 9)

d)

(-5, 4)

7.

Solve the systems using substitution:

y = 7x + 9

2y + 2x = -18

a)

(5, 0)

b)

(9, 18)

c)

(-2, -5)

d)

(1, 16)

8.

Solve the system using substitution


y=8x+1

y=6x+3

a)

(1, 9)

b)

(4, 14)

c)

(0, 1)

d)

(2, 4)

9.

Which variable will be eliminated?

a)

x

b)

y

10.
Find x and y using the elimination method
2x+3y=7
2x+7y=11
a)
x=-2, y=-1
b)
x=2, y=-1
c)
x=2, y=1
d)
x=-2, y=1
11.

Solve the system of equations using substitution

y = -6

-3x - 6y = 24

a)

(6, 6)

b)

(6, -6)

c)

(4, -6)

d)

(-6, 4)

12.

What would be the first step in finding the solution using elimination?

2x + 2y = -2

3x - 2y = 12

a)

you cannot solve this using elimination

b)

cross out the 2x and 3x

c)

Add the like terms. The y terms will cancel out.

d)

change to slope intercept form and graph