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Unit 1 Test: Linear Systems 1

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Knowledge and Understanding

Multiple Choice: Circle the most correct answer. 1  each.

1. Which of the following is NOT a method to solve linear systems?

a) Graphing b) substitution c) transformation d) elimination
2. Which ordered pair is a solution to the linear system y=−x and y=2 x ?
a) (0,0) b) (0,1) c) (1,0) d) (1,1)
3. Which of the following ordered pairs solves the equation 2 ( x−4 ) + y=6
a) (4 ,−6) b) (4,6) c) (1,2) d) (−1,2)

4. The number of solutions for a system represented by a horizontal line and a vertical line is:
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) Infinite

5. The system containing the lines y=−4 x +3 and y=−4 x will have:
a) One solution b) Two solutions c) Infinitely many solutions d) No solutions

Full solutions required below.

6. Solve the linear system using graphing and include a formal check of your answer. 

{ 2 x + y=3 (1)
y−4 x=−3(2)

Check:

7. Solve using substitution, then show a formal check:

{ 6 x+5 y =7(1)
x− y=3(2)
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 8. Solve using elimination. A formal check is not required. 

{3 x + 4 y=−1(1)
5 x −3 y=37(2)

Application

9. Solve using substitution OR elimination. A formal check is not required. 

{
x−5 y +2
+ =1(1)
3 3
1 1 8
x− y= (2)
3 2 3

10. The cost of admission to a popular music concert was $162 for 12 children and 3 adults. The admission
was $122 for 8 children and 3 adults at the same concert. How much was the admission for each child and
adult? Write let statements and a system of equations to model this situation. Do NOT solve the system.
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11. To increase sales, a store manager mixes hard candy selling at $1.60/kg with gummy worms selling at $2.20/kg.
If the new mixture price is $1.75/kg, how much of each candy was used to obtain 50 kg of the new mixture?
Write let statements and a system of equations to model this situation. Do NOT solve the system. 

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 12. Aidan took a 1020 km trip, travelling by bus and by train. The bus travelled at 105 km/h, and the train travelled
at 160 km/h. The whole trip took 8 hours. How far did he travel on the train? Solve algebraically, and round your
final answer to one decimal place. 

Communication

13. When trying to solve the system {34xx+11

+2 y=−4
y=−3
by using elimination, the result −38 y=0 is obtained.

Explain how the lines intersect, if at all. 

14. When solving the following linear system using substitution, Adam showed the work below. Circle his error, and
explain how he could solve that step correctly. 

 3 x−2 y=6
 2 x− y=2 → y=2 x −2

Sub  in .

3 x−2 ( 2 x−2 )=6

3 x−4 x−4=6
−x=10
x=−10

Thinking

{
x +2 y =7
15. The graphs of 4 x− y =1 intersect at the same point. Determine a. 
6 x+ ay=0

16. Create a linear system of two different equations with two unknowns that has infinite solutions. Then,
algebraically solve your equations to show that there are infinite solutions. 