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MODULE
Solving Systems of Linear Equations
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Module Quiz: B
1. Which correlation coefficient indicates a
3 x  5 y  27.5
strong negative correlation? 5. Solve  by elimination.
2 x  3 y  16
A 4.5 C 0.21
What is the solution?
B 0.95 D 0.35 _________________________________________
2. Which ordered pair is the solution for the
6. How many solutions does the system
system graphed below?
 y  2x  1
 have?
4x  2y  2
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7. A system of two equations includes the

2 1
equation y   x  . If the system has
5 2
infinitely many solutions, can each of the
following be the second equation of the
system?
A 4 x  10 y  5 Yes No
2
B y  x8 Yes No
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C 2 x  y  1 Yes No
3. A linear system is classified as 2 5
inconsistent. Choose True or False for D y  1   x   Yes No
5 4
each statement about the graph of the
system. 8. Helen spent $7.75 to purchase 23 snack-
sized bags of chips c and pretzels p for
A The slopes of the lines are the same.
a club meeting. The following system
True False represents this situation.
B The lines are parallel. c  p  23
True False 
0.25c  0.5p  7.75
C The y-intercepts of the lines are
different. How many of each type of snack did
Helen buy?
True False _________________________________________
D The x-intercepts of the lines are the
same.
True False
 y  4x  1
4. Solve  by substitution.
 y  3x  6
What is the solution?
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MODULE Solving Systems of Linear Equations

11 Module Quiz: B
9. The line y  2.5 x  7 is a line of fit for the  x  2y  7
data below. 12. Solve using elimination:  .
4x  2y  22
x 4 2 0 2 7x  5 y  40
13. 
2x  4y  4
y 15 13 6.5 2 a. Which method will you use to solve
the system, and why?
Find the sum of the squared residuals. _________________________________________
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y  3x  3
 b. Solve the system of equations.
10. Graph and solve:  1 .
 y   2 x  4 _________________________________________

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14. At Healthy Hair, the cost of a child’s

haircut is $4 and the cost of an adult
haircut is $14. The sales from the 42
haircuts given on Friday were $588. How
many adults and children had haircuts on
Friday? The answer is the solution to the
following system.
4c  14a  $588

c  a  42
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a. Which method will you use to solve
11. Solve using substitution: this system: graphing, substitution, or
 y  6x  10 elimination? Explain why.
 . _________________________________________
 y  6x  3
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b. Solve the system and answer the
original question.
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10. a.

b. 72; the trend line is closer to 72

than 40 when the year is 2013.
11. a.
p  5x  4

x p (actual) p (predicted) residuals

2 5 6 1

0 6 4 2

2 13 14 1

4 27 24 3

b. 15

12. a.

b. 22
c. 254
d. y   x  4

MODULE 11 Solving Systems of Linear Equations

Module Quiz 11 B
1. B
2. (3.5, 2.5)
3. A True B True C True D False
4. (7, 27)
5. (2.5, 7)

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6. infinitely many
7. A Yes B No C No D Yes
8. 15 bags of chips; 8 bags of pretzels
9. 5.25

10.

(2, 3)
11. No solutions
12. (3, 5)
13. a. Sample answer I will use multiplication
and elimination, since none of the
variables have a coefficient of 1 or 1.
b.  10, 6 
14. a. Sample answer I will use substitution
since c has a coefficient of 1.
b. (0, 42); there were 42 adult haircuts
and no child haircuts given on Friday.

Module Quiz 11 Modified

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. a.
p  2 x  9

x y (actual) p (predicted) residuals

2 14 13 1

0 9 9 0

2 3 5 2

b. 5
10. (2, 2)

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