Simultaneous Equations Test

1. Substitute Equation 2 into Equation 1 to solve for x and y.

Write your answer in its simplest form.
Equation 1 x 3y = 3
Equation 2 y = 7x + 2

a) First find x

b) Hence solve for y.

2. Use the elimination method by adding both equations to solve for y and then for x.
Equation 1 8x + 3y = 11
Equation 2 8x 5y = 29

a) First solve for y

b) Now solve for x

3. Use substitution to solve the following equations.

Equation 1 y = 3x + 13
Equation 2 y = 6x + 22

a) First solve for x.

b) Hence, solve for y.

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4. Use the elimination method to solve for x and y.

x y
Equation 1 + = 8
4 3
x y
Equation 2 + = 1
3 5

a) First solve for y

b) Now solve for x

5. Based on the diagram given, find the value of x and y.

a) Use the fact that AB = CD to set up Equation 1.
Write the equation in simplest form.

b) Use the fact that AD = BC to set up Equation 2.

Write the equation in simplest form.

c) First solve for x.

Equation 1 64x 3y = 372
Equation 2 8x 15y = 12

d) Now solve for y.

Equation 1 64x 3y = 372
Equation 2 8x 15y = 12
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e) Find the length of the rectangle.

f) Find the width of the rectangle.

6. Toby's piggy bank contains only 5c and 10c coins. If it contains 70 coins with a total
value of $3.85, find the number of each type of coin.
Let x and y be the number of 5c and 10c coins respectively.
a) Use the fact that the total number of coins is 70 to set up Equation 1.
Write the equation in the form ax + by = c, where a is positive.

b) Let x and y be the number of 5c and 10c coins respectively.

Use the fact that the total amount of coins are worth $3.85 to set up Equation 2.
Write the equation in the form ax + by = c, where a is positive.

c) First solve for y to find the number of 10c coins.

Equation 1 x + y = 70
Equation 2 5x + 10y = 385

d) Now solve for x to find the number of 5c coins.

Equation 1 x + y = 70
Equation 2 5x + 10y = 385
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7. The perimeter of the triangle is 44 cm, and the same

values for x and y are used to construct the rectangle
shown, where the length is 4 cm longer than the width.
Find the values of x and y.
a) First, use the rectangle to find x in terms of y.

b) Using two equations relating x and y, sove for the

value of y.

c) Finally, use the above value for y to find x.

8. A man is four times as old as his son. Six years ago the man was ten times as old as
his son.
Find their present ages.
a) Let x and y be the ages of the man and his son respectively.
Use the fact that the man is four times as old as his son to set up Equation 1.
Make x the subject of the equation.

b) Use the fact that Six years ago the man was ten times as old as his son to set up
Equation 2.
Write the equation in the form ax + by = c, where a is positive.

c) First solve for y to find the age of the son.

Equation 1 x = 4y
Equation 2 x 10y = 54
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d) Now solve for x to find the age of the man.

Equation 1 x = 4y
Equation 2 x 10y = 54