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Sheet 1
Systems of Equations - Elimination Method

Solve each system of equations using elimination method.

1) –4 + 3 + 7 = 25 2) 34 = –9 + 5 + 2
2 – + 6 = 17 6 + 25 = 3 + 7
–8 – 5 + 3 = –5 6 – 4 + = 46

3) –5 – – 3 = –32 4) – = –3 + 3 – 2
–19 = –6 – 5 + 3 –7 + 2 + 4 = 22
–2 – 9 = 24 – 9 3 = –2 – 8 + 2

5) – 2 + 3 = 11 6) 54 = 7 + 9 – 4
8 +5 +9 =9 – + 6 – 5 = 27
–7 + 6 + 4 = 17 10 = –3 + 2 – 8

7) 6 = –24 – 7 8) – 7 – 5 = 48
–4 = 18 – 3 + 9 –8 + 2 + 5 = 32
– 5 – 7 = 34 –1 = 2 –

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Sheet 1
Systems of Equations - Elimination Method

Solve each system of equations using elimination method.

1) –4 + 3 + 7 = 25 2) 34 = –9 + 5 + 2
2 – + 6 = 17 6 + 25 = 3 + 7
–8 – 5 + 3 = –5 6 – 4 + = 46

1 , 2, 3
2 (4, 0, 7)

3) –5 – – 3 = –32 4) – = –3 + 3 – 2
–19 = –6 – 5 + 3 –7 + 2 + 4 = 22
–2 – 9 = 24 – 9 3 = –2 – 8 + 2

6, – 5 , 3
2 2 (0, 1, 5)

5) – 2 + 3 = 11 6) 54 = 7 + 9 – 4
8 +5 +9 =9 – + 6 – 5 = 27
–7 + 6 + 4 = 17 10 = –3 + 2 – 8

(–3, –6, 8) (2, 4, –1)

7) 6 = –24 – 7 8) – 7 – 5 = 48
–4 = 18 – 3 + 9 –8 + 2 + 5 = 32
– 5 – 7 = 34 –1 = 2 –

(7, 3, –6) (–5, –9, 2)

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