# 5.3 Solve systems of equations by elimination  (Page 6/6)

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$\left\{\begin{array}{c}2x+9y=-4\hfill \\ 3x+13y=-7\hfill \end{array}$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}\frac{1}{3}x-y=-3\hfill \\ x+\frac{5}{2}y=2\hfill \end{array}$

$\left(-3,2\right)$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}x+\frac{1}{2}y=\frac{3}{2}\hfill \\ \frac{1}{5}x-\frac{1}{5}y=3\hfill \end{array}$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}x+\frac{1}{3}y=-1\hfill \\ \frac{1}{2}x-\frac{1}{3}y=-2\hfill \end{array}$

$\left(-2,3\right)$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}\frac{1}{3}x-y=-3\hfill \\ \frac{2}{3}x+\frac{5}{2}y=3\hfill \end{array}$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}2x+y=3\hfill \\ 6x+3y=9\hfill \end{array}$

infinitely many solutions

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}x-4y=-1\hfill \\ -3x+12y=3\hfill \end{array}$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}-3x-y=8\hfill \\ 6x+2y=-16\hfill \end{array}$

infinitely many solutions

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}4x+3y=2\hfill \\ 20x+15y=10\hfill \end{array}$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}3x+2y=6\hfill \\ -6x-4y=-12\hfill \end{array}$

infinitely many solutions

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}5x-8y=12\hfill \\ 10x-16y=20\hfill \end{array}$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}-11x+12y=60\hfill \\ -22x+24y=90\hfill \end{array}$

inconsistent, no solution

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}7x-9y=16\hfill \\ -21x+27y=-24\hfill \end{array}$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}5x-3y=15\hfill \\ y=\frac{5}{3}x-2\hfill \end{array}$

inconsistent, no solution

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}2x+4y=7\hfill \\ y=-\frac{1}{2}x-4\hfill \end{array}$

Solve Applications of Systems of Equations by Elimination

In the following exercises, translate to a system of equations and solve.

The sum of two numbers is 65. Their difference is 25. Find the numbers.

The numbers are 20 and 45.

The sum of two numbers is 37. Their difference is 9. Find the numbers.

The sum of two numbers is −27. Their difference is −59. Find the numbers.

The numbers are 16 and −43.

The sum of two numbers is −45. Their difference is −89. Find the numbers.

Andrea is buying some new shirts and sweaters. She is able to buy 3 shirts and 2 sweaters for $114 or she is able to buy 2 shirts and 4 sweaters for$164. How much does a shirt cost? How much does a sweater cost?

A shirt costs $16 and a sweater costs$33.

Peter is buying office supplies. He is able to buy 3 packages of paper and 4 staplers for $40 or he is able to buy 5 packages of paper and 6 staplers for$62. How much does a package of paper cost? How much does a stapler cost?

The total amount of sodium in 2 hot dogs and 3 cups of cottage cheese is 4720 mg. The total amount of sodium in 5 hot dogs and 2 cups of cottage cheese is 6300 mg. How much sodium is in a hot dog? How much sodium is in a cup of cottage cheese?

There are 860 mg in a hot dog. There are 1,000 mg in a cup of cottage cheese.

The total number of calories in 2 hot dogs and 3 cups of cottage cheese is 960 calories. The total number of calories in 5 hot dogs and 2 cups of cottage cheese is 1190 calories. How many calories are in a hot dog? How many calories are in a cup of cottage cheese?

Choose the Most Convenient Method to Solve a System of Linear Equations

In the following exercises, decide whether it would be more convenient to solve the system of equations by substitution or elimination.

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}8x-15y=-32\hfill \\ 6x+3y=-5\hfill \end{array}$
$\left\{\begin{array}{c}x=4y-3\hfill \\ 4x-2y=-6\hfill \end{array}$

elimination substitution

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}y=7x-5\hfill \\ 3x-2y=16\hfill \end{array}$
$\left\{\begin{array}{c}12x-5y=-42\hfill \\ 3x+7y=-15\hfill \end{array}$

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}y=4x+9\hfill \\ 5x-2y=-21\hfill \end{array}$
$\left\{\begin{array}{c}9x-4y=24\hfill \\ 3x+5y=-14\hfill \end{array}$

substitution elimination

$\left\{\begin{array}{c}14x-15y=-30\hfill \\ 7x+2y=10\hfill \end{array}$
$\left\{\begin{array}{c}x=9y-11\hfill \\ 2x-7y=-27\hfill \end{array}$

## Everyday math

Norris can row 3 miles upstream against the current in the same amount of time it takes him to row 5 miles downstream, with the current. Solve the system. $\left\{\begin{array}{c}r-c=3\hfill \\ r+c=5\hfill \end{array}$

1. for $r$ , his rowing speed in still water.
2. Then solve for $c$ , the speed of the river current.

$r=4$ $c=1$

Josie wants to make 10 pounds of trail mix using nuts and raisins, and she wants the total cost of the trail mix to be $54. Nuts cost$6 per pound and raisins cost $3 per pound. Solve the system $\left\{\begin{array}{c}n+r=10\hfill \\ 6n+3r=54\hfill \end{array}$ to find $n$ , the number of pounds of nuts, and $r$ , the number of pounds of raisins she should use. ## Writing exercises Solve the system $\left\{\begin{array}{c}x+y=10\hfill \\ 5x+8y=56\hfill \end{array}$ by substitution by graphing Which method do you prefer? Why? 1. (8, 2) 2. Answers will vary. Solve the system $\left\{\begin{array}{c}x+y=-12\hfill \\ y=4-\frac{1}{2}x\hfill \end{array}$ by substitution by graphing Which method do you prefer? Why? ## Self check After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section. What does this checklist tell you about your mastery of this section? What steps will you take to improve? #### Questions & Answers In 10 years, the population of Detroit fell from 950,000 to about 712,500. Find the percent decrease. Jenise Reply how do i set this up Jenise 25% Melissa 25 percent Muzamil 950,000 - 712,500 = 237,500. 237,500 / 950,000 = .25 = 25% Melissa I've tried several times it won't let me post the breakdown of how you get 25%. Melissa Subtract one from the other to get the difference. Then take that difference and divided by 950000 and you will get .25 aka 25% Melissa Finally 👍 Melissa one way is to set as ratio: 100%/950000 = x% / 712500, which yields that 712500 is 75% of the initial 950000. therefore, the decrease is 25%. bruce twenty five percent... Jeorge thanks melissa Jeorge 950000-713500 *100 and then divide by 950000 = 25 Muzamil Jeannette has$5 and $10 bills in her wallet. The number of fives is three more than six times the number of tens. Let t represent the number of tens. Write an expression for the number of fives. jamie Reply 6t+3 Melissa 6t +3 Bollywood Tricia got a 6% raise on her weekly salary. The raise was$30 per week. What was her original salary?
let us suppose her original salary is 'm'. so, according to the given condition, m*(6/100)=30 m= (30*100)/6 m= 500 hence, her original salary is $500. Simply 28.50 Toi thanks Jeorge How many pounds of nuts selling for$6 per pound and raisins selling for $3 per pound should Kurt combine to obtain 120 pounds of trail mix that cost him$5 per pound?
Amber wants to put tiles on the backsplash of her kitchen counters. She will need 36 square feet of tiles. She will use basic tiles that cost $8 per square foot and decorator tiles that code$20 per square foot. How many square feet of each tile should she use so that the overal cost of he backsplash will be $10 per square foot? Nia Reply I need help with maths can someone help me plz.. is there a wats app group? Cindy Reply WY need Fernando How did you get$750?
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Liam borrowed a total of $35,000 to pay for college. He pays his parents 3% interest on the$8,000 he borrowed from them and pays the bank 6.8% on the rest. What average interest rate does he pay on the total \$35,000? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
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4x+7y=29,x+3y=11 substitute method of linear equation
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Solve one equation for one variable. Using the 2nd equation, x=11-3y. Substitute that for x in first equation. this will find y. then use the value for y to find the value for x.
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1) Use any equation, and solve for any of the variables. Since the coefficient of x (the number in front of the x) in the second equation is 1 (it actually isn't shown, but 1 * x = x), use that equation. Subtract 3y from both sides (this isolates the x on the left side of the equal sign).
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2) This results in x=11-3y. x is note in terms of y. Use that as the value of x and substitute for all x in the first equation. The first equation becomes 4(11-3y)+7y =29. Note that the only variable left in the first equation is the y. If you have multiple variable, then something is wrong.
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3) Distribute (multiply) the 4 across 11-3y to get 44-12y. Add this to the 7y. So, the equation is now 44-5y=29.
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4) Solve 44-5y=29 for y. Isolate the y by subtracting 44 from birth sides, resulting in -5y=-15. Now, divide birth sides by -5 (since you have -5y). This results in y=3. You now have the value of one variable.
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5) The last step is to take the value of y from Step 4) and substitute into the 2nd equation. Therefore: x+3y=11 becomes x+3(3)=11. Then multiplying, x+9=11. Finally, solve for x by subtracting 9 from both sides. Therefore, x=2.
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6) The ordered pair of (2, 3) is the proposed solution. To check, substitute those values into either equation. If the result is true, then the solution is correct. 4(2)+7(3)=8+21=29. TRUE! Finished.
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