Linear Equations Mock Test

1. How many solutions does an equation with two variables have? Of what form is/are the solution(s)?

2. Complete the table of values and then graph y = 3x – 2 on a number plane. Find the slope of the line. Can you write
three different justifications for the slope value you found?

3. Does the point (3, -4) belong to the graph of y = 2x - 2? Justify your answer.

4. Give an example of an equation that has as a graph a vertical line.

5. Give an example of an equation that has as a graph a horizontal line.

6. Draw the graph of:

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lines y = 4 and x = 3 lines y = x - 5 and 2x + 3y = 6
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7. Find the x – intercept and the y-intercept of y = 3x + 9.

8. Find the y – intercept and the slope for the line whose equation is 3x + 2y = 8.

9. Find the equation of a line that crosses the y axis at -3 and the x axis at -2.
10. Find the equation of a line with slope -3, going through (1, 2).

14. Find the equation of a line going through (2, 4) and (-1, 10).

15. Lin is tracking the progress of her plant’s growth. Today the plant is 5 cm high. The plant grows 1.5 cm per day.
a. Write a linear model that represents the height of the plant after d days.

b. What will the height of the plant be after 20 days?

c. In how many days will the height of the plant be 32 cm?

16. Write an equation for each of the lines graphed:

 17. Find the perimeter and area of the shape formed in between the x-axis, the y-axis, and the graphs of y = -3 and
y = 5 - x.

18. Solve for x, y, and z.

x+y+z=7

2x – y + z = 4

3x + 2y + z = 11

19. Solve the system using any method.

3x 2 y
+ =9
2 3
2 x - 5 y - 10 = 8

20. Suppose we have the following linear system:

2x + 3y = 5
2x + 3y = 6
(a) Write the slope and the y-intercept of the line determined by the first equation.

(b) Write the slope and the y-intercept of the line determined by the second equation.

(c) Justify the number of solutions the system has without solving it.
21. Prove that the points (3, 7), (-5, -9), and (-1, -1) are collinear (lying on the same line).

22. Solve each problem using a system of equations:

a. A class of 32 consists of students who either have red or yellow shirts. If there are 12 more people with
red shirts than there are people with yellow shirts, how many of the students have red shirts?

b. Two complementary angles have measures of s and t. If t is less than twice s, which system of linear
equations can be used to determine the measure of each angle?

c. John has $5.05 in quarters and nickels in his pocket. If John only has 25 coins in his pocket, how many of
the coins are quarters?

d. A multiple choice test consists of 100 questions. A correct answer is worth 2 marks, while an incorrect
answer is worth -1 marks. If a student receives a score of 80, how many questions did this student
answer incorrectly?

23. Jose has missed the bus, so he takes his bycicle to school. Leaving his house 5 minutes later than the bus, he
takes a short cut to the school, which is half the distance of the route the bus takes. He arrives at school at
exactly the same time as the bus. Calculate the distance of the short cut, if Jose cycles at an average speed of 18
km/h and the bus drives on average at 30 km/h, since it has a lot of stops to make on the way to school.