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Solving Systems of Equations by Elimination Date________________ Period____

Solve each system by elimination.

1) −4 x − 2 y = −12 2) 4 x + 8 y = 20
4 x + 8 y = −24 −4 x + 2 y = −30

3) x − y = 11 4) −6 x + 5 y = 1
2 x + y = 19 6 x + 4 y = −10

5) −2 x − 9 y = −25 6) 8 x + y = −16
−4 x − 9 y = −23 −3 x + y = −5

7) −6 x + 6 y = 6 8) 7 x + 2 y = 24
−6 x + 3 y = −12 8 x + 2 y = 30

9) 5 x + y = 9 10) −4 x + 9 y = 9
10 x − 7 y = −18 x − 3 y = −6

11) −3 x + 7 y = −16 12) −7 x + y = −19

−9 x + 5 y = 16 −2 x + 3 y = −19

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 13) 16 x − 10 y = 10 14) 8 x + 14 y = 4
−8 x − 6 y = 6 −6 x − 7 y = −10

15) −4 x − 15 y = −17 16) − x − 7 y = 14

− x + 5 y = −13 −4 x − 14 y = 28

17) −7 x − 8 y = 9 18) 5 x + 4 y = −30

−4 x + 9 y = −22 3 x − 9 y = −18

19) −4 x − 2 y = 14 20) 3 x − 2 y = 2
−10 x + 7 y = −25 5 x − 5 y = 10

21) 5 x + 4 y = −14 22) 2 x + 8 y = 6

3x + 6 y = 6 −5 x − 20 y = −15

23) −14 = −20 y − 7 x 24) 3 + 2 x − y = 0

10 y + 4 = 2 x −3 − 7 y = 10 x

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Solving Systems of Equations by Elimination Date________________ Period____

Solve each system by elimination.

1) −4 x − 2 y = −12 2) 4 x + 8 y = 20
4 x + 8 y = −24 −4 x + 2 y = −30
(6, −6) (7, −1)

3) x − y = 11 4) −6 x + 5 y = 1
2 x + y = 19 6 x + 4 y = −10
(10, −1) (−1, −1)

5) −2 x − 9 y = −25 6) 8 x + y = −16
−4 x − 9 y = −23 −3 x + y = −5
(−1, 3) (−1, −8)

7) −6 x + 6 y = 6 8) 7 x + 2 y = 24
−6 x + 3 y = −12 8 x + 2 y = 30
(5, 6) (6, −9)

9) 5 x + y = 9 10) −4 x + 9 y = 9
10 x − 7 y = −18 x − 3 y = −6
(1, 4) (9, 5)

11) −3 x + 7 y = −16 12) −7 x + y = −19

−9 x + 5 y = 16 −2 x + 3 y = −19
(−4, −4) (2, −5)

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 13) 16 x − 10 y = 10 14) 8 x + 14 y = 4
−8 x − 6 y = 6 −6 x − 7 y = −10
(0, −1) (4, −2)

15) −4 x − 15 y = −17 16) − x − 7 y = 14

− x + 5 y = −13 −4 x − 14 y = 28
(8, −1) (0, −2)

17) −7 x − 8 y = 9 18) 5 x + 4 y = −30

−4 x + 9 y = −22 3 x − 9 y = −18
(1, −2) (−6, 0)

19) −4 x − 2 y = 14 20) 3 x − 2 y = 2
−10 x + 7 y = −25 5 x − 5 y = 10
(−1, −5) (−2, −4)

21) 5 x + 4 y = −14 22) 2 x + 8 y = 6

3x + 6 y = 6 −5 x − 20 y = −15
(−6, 4) Infinite number of solutions

23) −14 = −20 y − 7 x 24) 3 + 2 x − y = 0

10 y + 4 = 2 x −3 − 7 y = 10 x
(2, 0) (−1, 1)

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