Name:____________________________________

Objective:

Date:_____________________________________

We can solve systems of equations by eliminating a __________________.

_________________ will eliminate when their __________________ form a

_______________________.
If a variable doesnt eliminate on its own, you have to use
________________________ to create your own ___________________________.

Example One:

You Try 1!:

-3x + 5y = 24

3x 10y = -25

6x 3y = 15

4x + 40y = 20

Example Two:

You Try 2!:

6x + 12y = -12

3x + 2y = 17

3x + 5y = -3

x 5y = 10

Example Three:

Example Four:

4x + 2y = 8

4x + 2y = 8

16x y = 14

16x y = 14

Practice: Rewrite each system of equation so that one set of coefficients forms a zero
pair. DO NOT SOLVE.
Original

New

Original
New

3x + 4y = 12

6x 7y = 20

2x 2y = 10

5x 14y = 5
To solve this system using elimination,
multiply the (top/bottom) equation by
________.

To solve this system using elimination,

multiply the (top/bottom) equation by
________.

Original
New
x + 5y = 2
8x 7y = 3

Original
New
6x 10y = 0
8x + 30y = 0

To solve this system using elimination,

To solve this system using elimination,

multiply the (top/bottom) equation by

multiply the (top/bottom) equation by

________.

________.

Original
New

Original
New

-x + 3y = 7

5x 8y = 2

-2x y = 10

15x + 2y = 4

To solve this system using elimination,

To solve this system using elimination,

multiply the top equation by _____ . You can

multiply the top equation by _____ . You can

also solve this system by multiplying the

also solve this system by multiplying the

bottom equation by _______.

bottom equation by _______.