GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

Write the letter of the

correct answer on a ¼ sheet of yellow paper. Write your solutions on a whole sheet of yellow
paper.

Semi-final Quiz #1 (3 points each)

1. Solve the following system of linear equations in three variables:

4𝑥 + 8𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2
𝑥 + 7𝑦 − 3𝑧 = −14
2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 3
𝑎. (2,1,3) 𝑏. (1,2, −1) 𝑐. (−3, 1, 6) 𝑑. (−1,3,2)

2. Solve the following system of linear equations in three variables:

𝑥 − 6𝑦 + 4𝑧 = −12
𝑥 + 𝑦 − 4𝑧 = 12
2𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 5𝑧 = −15
𝑎. (0,0, −3) 𝑏. (2,2, −1) 𝑐. (0, −1,2) 𝑑. (−1,3,2)

3. Solve the following system of linear equations in three variables:

4𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 𝑧 = 24
2𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0
5𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 5𝑧 = 12
𝑎. (4,2,0) 𝑏. (2,0, −1) 𝑐. (−1,3,2) 𝑑. (4,2,1)

4. Consider the system of linear equations in three variables:

−6𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 2𝑧 = −8
3𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 4𝑧 = 8
6𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 6𝑧 = −18
a. The system has a unique solution. c. The system has no solution.
b. The system has infinitely many solutions. d. The system has two solutions.

5. Consider the system of linear equations in three variables:

3𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = −23
𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 25
4𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 25
a. The system has a unique solution. c. The system has no solution.
b. The system has infinitely many solutions. d. The system has two solutions.
 6. Solve the system of linear equations in three variables:
6𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = −9
5𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 5𝑧 = 20
3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 4𝑧 = −5
𝑎. (0,2,0) 𝑏. (3,0,2) 𝑐. (−1,6,1) 𝑑. (2,2, −2)

7. Determine the nature of the solution for the system of linear equations:
−𝑥 − 5𝑦 + 𝑧 = 17
−5𝑥 − 5𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 5
2𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 3𝑧 = −10
a. The system has a unique solution. c. The system has no solution.
b. The system has infinitely many solutions. d. The system has two solutions.

8. Solve the system of linear equations in three variables:

−4𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 𝑧 = 18
−2𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 12
−2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 4
a. The system has a unique solution. c. The system has no solution.
b. The system has infinitely many solutions. d. The system has two solutions.

9. Determine the nature of the solution for the system of linear equations:

a. The system has a unique solution. c. The system has no solution.

b. The system has infinitely many solutions. d. The system has two solutions.

10. Determine the nature of the solution for the system of linear equations:

a. The system has a unique solution. c. The system has no solution.

b. The system has infinitely many solutions. d. The system has two solutions.
 Semi-final Activity #1(10 points each)

1. At a school carnival, three friends, Alice, Bob, and Carol, decided to participate in a
balloon-popping game. The game involved popping balloons with darts. The total number
of balloons popped by the three friends was 30.

Alice popped twice as many balloons as Bob, and Carol popped three times as many
balloons as Alice. Additionally, they were given different point values for each balloon
they popped: Alice earned 3 points per balloon, Bob earned 2 points per balloon, and Carol
earned 1 point per balloon. The total number of points earned by the three friends was 60.
Let x, y, and z represent the number of balloons popped by Alice, Bob, and Carol,
respectively. The linear equations to represent the following situations are:

𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 30
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 60
𝑥=5

𝑎. (5,2,5) 𝑏. (5,10,5) 𝑐. (5,12,2) 𝑑. (5,3,2)

2. Emily, Sam, and Alex went to a bookstore. They bought a total of 8 books, spending a total
of $120. Emily bought 2 mystery books, 1 science fiction book, and 1 romance book for a
total of $50. Sam bought 1 mystery book, 2 science fiction books, and 1 romance book for
a total of $40. Alex bought 2 mystery books, 2 science fiction books, and 1 romance book
for a total of $30. How much is the cost of each book?
Let x, y, and z represent the prices (in dollars) of one mystery, science fiction, and
romance/fantasy book, respectively. The linear equations to represent the following
situations are:
2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 20
𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 30
2𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 40

𝑎. (30,20, −40) 𝑏. (−5, −20,15) 𝑐. (10,20, −20) 𝑑. (−5,10,10)