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This module is from Elementary Algebra by Denny Burzynski and Wade Ellis, Jr. Beginning with the graphical solution of systems, this chapter includes an interpretation of independent, inconsistent, and dependent systems and examples to illustrate the applications for these systems. The substitution method and the addition method of solving a system by elimination are explained, noting when to use each method. The five-step method is again used to illustrate the solutions of value and rate problems (coin and mixture problems), using drawings that correspond to the actual situation.This module contains the exercise supplement for the chapter "Systems of Linear Equations".

Exercise supplement

Solutions by graphing ( [link] ) - elimination by addition ( [link] )

For the following problems, solve the systems of equations.

{ 4 x + y = 5 2 x + 3 y = 13

( 2 , 3 )

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{ 5 x + 2 y = 5 x + 7 y = 1

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{ x 3 y = 17 8 x + 2 y = 46

( 86 13 , 45 13 )

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{ 6 m + 5 n = 9 2 m 4 n = 14

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{ 3 x 9 y = 5 x + 3 y = 0

No solution.

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{ y = 2 x 5 8 x 75 = 5

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{ x = 8 9 y = 5 x 76

( 8 , 4 )

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{ 7 x 2 y = 4 14 x + 4 y = 8

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{ y = x 7 x = y 5

( 6 , 1 )

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{ 20 x + 15 y = 13 5 x 20 y = 13

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{ x 6 y = 12 4 x + 6 y = 18

( 6 , 1 )

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{ 8 x + 9 y = 0 4 x + 3 y = 0

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{ 5 x + 2 y = 1 10 x 4 y = 2

Dependent (same line)

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{ 2 x 5 y = 3 5 x + 2 y = 7

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{ 6 x + 5 y = 14 4 x 8 y = 32

( 4 , 2 )

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{ 5 x 7 y = 4 10 x 14 y = 1

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{ 2 m + 10 n = 0 4 m 20 n = 6

Inconsistent (parallel lines)

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{ 7 r 2 s = 6 3 r + 5 s = 15

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{ 28 a 21 b = 19 21 a + 7 b = 15

( 2 7 , 9 7 )

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{ 72 x 108 y = 21 18 x + 36 y = 25

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Applications ( [link] )

The sum of two numbers is 35. One number is 7 larger than the other. What are the numbers?

The numbers are 14 and 21.

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The difference of two numbers is 48. One number is three times larger than the other. What are the numbers?

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A 35 pound mixture of two types of cardboard sells for $ 30.15 . Type I cardboard sells for 90¢ a pound and type II cardboard sells for 75¢ a pound. How many pounds of each type of cardboard were used?

26  pounds at 90 ¢ ;   9 pounds at 75 ¢

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The cost of 34 calculators of two different types is $1139. Type I calculator sells for $35 each and type II sells for $32 each. How many of each type of calculators were used?

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A chemistry student needs 46 ml of a 15% salt solution. She has two salt solutions, A and B, to mix together to form the needed 46 ml solution. Salt solution A is 12% salt and salt solution B is 20% salt. How much of each solution should be used?

28 3 4  ml of solution  A ;  17 3 4  ml of solution  B .

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A chemist needs 100 ml of a 78% acid solution. He has two acid solutions to mix together to form the needed 100-ml solution. One solution is 50% acid and the other solution is 90% acid. How much of each solution should be used?

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One third the sum of two numbers is 12 and half the difference is 14. What are the numbers?

x = 32 , y = 4

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Two angles are said to be complementary if their measures add to 90°. If one angle measures 8 more than four times the measure of its complement, find the measure of each of the angles.

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A chemist needs 4 liters of a 20% acid solution. She has two solutions to mix together to form the 20% solution. One solution is 30% acid and the other solution is 24% acid. Can the chemist form the needed 20% acid solution? If the chemist locates a 14% acid solution, how much would have to be mixed with the 24% acid solution to obtain the needed 20% solution?

(a) No solution
(b) 1.6  liters  ( 1600  ml )  of the  14 %  solution; 2.4  liters  ( 2400  ml )  of the  24 %  solution .

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A chemist needs 80 ml of a 56% salt solution. She has a bottle of 60% salt solution. How much pure water and how much of the 60% salt solution should be mixed to dilute the 60% salt solution to a 56% salt solution?

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Questions & Answers

how did you get 1640
Noor Reply
If auger is pair are the roots of equation x2+5x-3=0
Peter Reply
Wayne and Dennis like to ride the bike path from Riverside Park to the beach. Dennis’s speed is seven miles per hour faster than Wayne’s speed, so it takes Wayne 2 hours to ride to the beach while it takes Dennis 1.5 hours for the ride. Find the speed of both bikers.
MATTHEW Reply
420
Sharon
from theory: distance [miles] = speed [mph] × time [hours] info #1 speed_Dennis × 1.5 = speed_Wayne × 2 => speed_Wayne = 0.75 × speed_Dennis (i) info #2 speed_Dennis = speed_Wayne + 7 [mph] (ii) use (i) in (ii) => [...] speed_Dennis = 28 mph speed_Wayne = 21 mph
George
Let W be Wayne's speed in miles per hour and D be Dennis's speed in miles per hour. We know that W + 7 = D and W * 2 = D * 1.5. Substituting the first equation into the second: W * 2 = (W + 7) * 1.5 W * 2 = W * 1.5 + 7 * 1.5 0.5 * W = 7 * 1.5 W = 7 * 3 or 21 W is 21 D = W + 7 D = 21 + 7 D = 28
Salma
Devon is 32 32​​ years older than his son, Milan. The sum of both their ages is 54 54​. Using the variables d d​ and m m​ to represent the ages of Devon and Milan, respectively, write a system of equations to describe this situation. Enter the equations below, separated by a comma.
Aaron Reply
find product (-6m+6) ( 3m²+4m-3)
SIMRAN Reply
-42m²+60m-18
Salma
what is the solution
bill
how did you arrive at this answer?
bill
-24m+3+3mÁ^2
Susan
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Amira
I only got 42 the rest i don't know how to solve it. Please i need help from anyone to help me improve my solving mathematics please
Amira
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Bajemah
-6m(3mA²+4m-3)+6(3mA²+4m-3) =-18m²A²-24m²+18m+18mA²+24m-18 Rearrange like items -18m²A²-24m²+42m+18A²-18
Salma
complete the table of valuesfor each given equatio then graph. 1.x+2y=3
Jovelyn Reply
x=3-2y
Salma
y=x+3/2
Salma
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Enock
given that (7x-5):(2+4x)=8:7find the value of x
Nandala
3x-12y=18
Kelvin
please why isn't that the 0is in ten thousand place
Grace Reply
please why is it that the 0is in the place of ten thousand
Grace
Send the example to me here and let me see
Stephen
A meditation garden is in the shape of a right triangle, with one leg 7 feet. The length of the hypotenuse is one more than the length of one of the other legs. Find the lengths of the hypotenuse and the other leg
Marry Reply
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Enock
state in which quadrant or on which axis each of the following angles given measure. in standard position would lie 89°
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Enock
what the last part of the problem mean?
Roger
The Jones family took a 15 mile canoe ride down the Indian River in three hours. After lunch, the return trip back up the river took five hours. Find the rate, in mph, of the canoe in still water and the rate of the current.
cameron Reply
Shakir works at a computer store. His weekly pay will be either a fixed amount, $925, or $500 plus 12% of his total sales. How much should his total sales be for his variable pay option to exceed the fixed amount of $925.
mahnoor Reply
I'm guessing, but it's somewhere around $4335.00 I think
Lewis
12% of sales will need to exceed 925 - 500, or 425 to exceed fixed amount option. What amount of sales does that equal? 425 ÷ (12÷100) = 3541.67. So the answer is sales greater than 3541.67. Check: Sales = 3542 Commission 12%=425.04 Pay = 500 + 425.04 = 925.04. 925.04 > 925.00
Munster
difference between rational and irrational numbers
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When traveling to Great Britain, Bethany exchanged $602 US dollars into £515 British pounds. How many pounds did she receive for each US dollar?
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Jazmine trained for 3 hours on Saturday. She ran 8 miles and then biked 24 miles. Her biking speed is 4 mph faster than her running speed. What is her running speed?
Zack Reply
d=r×t the equation would be 8/r+24/r+4=3 worked out
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Source:  OpenStax, Elementary algebra. OpenStax CNX. May 08, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10614/1.3
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