20 January 2024

Solving simultaneous equations

Learning Objectives

To know:
- That simultaneous equations are two or more
equations that have the same solutions (fact)
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the
coefficients of one variable are the same
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the
coefficients of one variable are different
 New Learning

To know:
- That simultaneous equations are two or more equations that have the same solutions (fact)
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the same
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the different
Pause Point

Simultaneous equations are…

(solutions, equation, two)
Pause Point

Simultaneous equations are two or

more equations that have the same
solutions
 I do – Are they simultaneous?

Yes / No

Yes / No

To know:
- That simultaneous equations are two or more equations that have the same solutions (fact)
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the same
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the different
 You do – Are they simultaneous?
Yes / No Yes / No

Yes / No
Yes / No

Yes / No Yes / No

To know:
- That simultaneous equations are two or more equations that have the same solutions (fact)
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the same
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the different
 Quick Check

Yes / No
Yes / No

Yes / No Yes / No

Yes / No Yes / No

To know:
- That simultaneous equations are two or more equations that have the same solutions (fact)
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the same
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the different
 I do, we do – Level 1
Worked Example Your Turn

Solve the following Solve the following

simultaneous equations: simultaneous equations:

To know:
- That simultaneous equations are two or more equations that have the same solutions (fact)
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the same
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the different
 I do, we do – Level 1
Worked Example Your Turn

Solve the following sets of Solve the following sets of

equations: equations:

To know:
- That simultaneous equations are two or more equations that have the same solutions (fact)
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the same
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the different
Independent Practice

Challenge:
 x=3

y=6 x=3

x = 3 y = 24
 I do, we do – Level 2
Worked Example Your Turn

Solve the following sets of Solve the following sets of

equations: equations:
13 2x + 8y = 38
X + 5y = 23

To know that simultaneous equations are sets of equations with the same solutions
To understand how to solve simultaneous equations using the elimination method
To be able to solve problems based on simultaneous equations, including forming equations first.
Independent Task – Level 2
5 7 The angle at is 12° A
1 greater than the 𝑥
? angle at . Find and .
3𝑦
? 𝑥
C
6 𝟏
2 𝒙=𝟔𝟒 ,?𝒚 =𝟏𝟕 B
𝟑
?
? Challenge 1
Gus wants to buy 80 Ferraris, some yellow and some red. He must
spend the whole of the £20m of his weekly pocket money. He buys
3 yellow Ferraris at £40k and red Ferraris at £320k. How many Ferraris o
each type did he buy?

? Challenge 2
The sum of two numbers is 2. The difference between them is 4.
What is their product? -3 ?
4
Challenge 3
Two cats and a dog cost £91. Three cats and two dogs cost £159.
? How much does a cat cost? £23 ?
 Exit Ticket

Solve the simultaneous

equations

To know:
- That simultaneous equations are two or more equations that have the same solutions (fact)
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the same
- How to solve simultaneous equations where the coefficients of one variable are the different