FREE Solving Systems of Equations
FREE Solving Systems of Equations
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Warm Up Puzzles:
Each shape has a value. Find the value of each shape, and of the last line:
Substitution: The goal of substitution is to replace one of the variables in terms of another one.
y = 3x x = ______ y = ______
y=x+4
2x + y = 13 x = ______ y = ______
4x − y = 17
Elimination: The goal of elimination is to cancel one of the variables so that you can solve in
terms of the other one.
3x − y = 7 x = ______ y = ______
2x + y = 8
3x + 2y = − 5 x = ______ y = ______
4x − 3y = − 18
3x − 2y = 7 x = ______ y = ______
7x + 3y − 1 = 0
4x – 2y = 20 x = ______ y = ______
- x - y = -2