Consistent – has at least one ordered pair that satisfies both equations.

Independent – has exactly one solution.

Dependent – has an infinite number of solutions.
1.Solve systems of linear equations by elimination.
2. Solve problems involving systems of linear
equations.
 Solving Systems of Equations by
Elimination
Step 1 Write the system so that like
terms are aligned.
Eliminate one of the variables and
Step 2
solve for the other variable.
Substitute the value of the variable
Step 3 into one of the original equations
and solve for the other variable.
Write the answers from Steps 2 and 3
Step 4
as an ordered pair, (x, y), and check.
 Example: Elimination Using Addition

3x – 4y = 10
Solve by elimination.
x + 4y = –2

Step 1 3x – 4y = 10
x + 4y = –2
Step 2 4x + 0 = 8

4x = 8
4x = 8
4 4
x=2
 Example Continued

Step 3 x + 4y = –2 Write one of the original

equations.
2 + 4y = –2 Substitute 2 for x.
–2 –2 Subtract 2 from both sides.
4y = –4
4y –4
4 4
y = –1
Step 4 (2, –1)
 Example

y + 3x = –2
Solve by elimination.
2y – 3x = 14

Step 1 y + 3x = –2
2y – 3x = 14
Step 2 3y + 0 = 12
3y = 12

y=4
 Example Continued

Step 3 y + 3x = –2 Write one of the original

equations.
4 + 3x = –2 Substitute 4 for y.
–4 –4 Subtract 4 from both sides.
3x = –6
3x = –6
3 3
x = –2
Step 4 (–2, 4)
 Example: Elimination Using Multiplication First
Solve the system by elimination.
x + 2y = 11
–3x + y = –5

Step 1 x + 2y = 11 Multiply each term in the

–2(–3x + y = –5) second equation by –2 to
get opposite y-coefficients.
x + 2y = 11
+(6x –2y = +10)
7x + 0 = 21
Step 2 7x = 21
Solve for x.
x=3
 Example Continued

Write one of the original

Step 3 x + 2y = 11
equations.
3 + 2y = 11 Substitute 3 for x.
–3 –3 Subtract 3 from both sides.
2y = 8
y=4

Step 4 (3, 4)
 Problem Solving Steps
Steps in Solving Problems
1) Understand the problem.
• Read and reread the problem
• Choose a variable to represent the
unknown
• Construct a drawing, whenever possible
• Propose a solution and check
2) Translate the problem into two equations.
3) Solve the system of equations.
4) Interpret the results.
• Check proposed solution in the problem
• State your conclusion
Example
One number is 4 more than twice the second number. Their
total is 25. Find the numbers.
1.) Understand
Read and reread the problem. Since we are looking for two numbers, we let
x = first number
y = second number

2.) Translate
One number is 4 more than twice the second number.

x = 4 + 2y

Their total is 25.

x + y = 25
 Finding an Unknown Number
3.) Solve

x = 4 + 2y
x + y = 25
Using substitution method, we substitute the solution for x from the first
equation into the second equation.
x = 4 + 2y
x + y = 25
(4 + 2y) + y = 25 (replace x with result from first equation)
4 + 3y = 25 (simplify left side)
3y = 25 – 4 (subtract 4 from both sides and simplify)
3y = 21
y=7 (divide both sides by 3)
Now we substitute the value for y into the first equation.

x = 4 + 2y = 4 + 2(7) = 4 + 14 = 18

The two numbers are 18 and 7.

 2x + y = 7 Solve it graphically, by substitution
3x - y = 14 and by elimination

1. Donna invested part of her money at 8% and the

remainder at 10%. If she invested Php400,000 and
receive a total of Php37,000 in interest, how much
did she invest at each rate.

2. The sum of the two numbers is 60. one number is

three more than one-half the other number. Find
the two numbers.