Grade 10 Academic Math

Linear Systems Practice Test A

Answers are at the end of the test.
1. Determine the equation of the line drawn through A (1, 4) that is parallel to the line
y  7 x  3 .

2. Determine the equation of the line passing through X (1, 7) and Y (0, 5).

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3. Convert y   x  5 to standard form.
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4. Convert 3 x  5 y  7  0 to slope-intercept form.

5. Solve the system below by graphing.

x  4y  4
2 x  y  10

6. Solve the system below by graphing.

3x  2 y  6
x  2 y  10

7. Solve the system below by substitution.

y  2x  3
y  x  6

8. Solve the system below by substitution.

x  4 y  17
3 x  y  12

9. Solve by elimination.

x y 3
x y 5

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Linear Systems Practice Test A
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10. Solve by elimination.

3 x  4 y  10
2 x  4 y  4

11. Solve by elimination.

5x  y  4
x  3y  2

12. Solve by elimination.

3 x  4 y  19
x  2y  3

13. Solve by elimination.

5x  3 y  4
2 x  4 y  1

14. Solve by elimination.

3x y
 9
5 2
3x y
  17
4 3

15. John invests the $2050 earnings from his part-time job. Part is invested at 7%/a and the
rest at 6%/a. After 1 year the investments earned $128 interest. How much was invested
at each rate?

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16. Jessie works at Sports Chek selling skates. A pair of figure skates cost $56 each and a
pair of hockey skates $58. On Saturday he sold 32 pairs of skates. The receipts totaled
$1828 before taxes. How many of each type were sold?

17. Nathan needs to make 30 litres of a 28% acid solution. He has 2 bottles, one containing
20% acid and the other 50% acid. What volume of each should he mix together 20 make
the 28% acid solution?

18. One type of candy mix contains 30% Smarties by mass. A second type contains 20%
Smarties. What mass of each type need to be used to make a 500 gram mixture that will
have 24% Smarties by mass?

19. A trip involves travelling by bus and then by car. The speed of the bus is 80 km/h and
the car 100 km/h. The total time for the trip was 6 hours and the total distance 520 km.
How much time was spent on the bus and in the car?

20. Zsuzsa canoes 20 km downstream in 5 hours. When she returns going upstream it takes
her 8 hours. Determine the canoeing speed and the speed of the current. (Hint: upstream
speed = speed canoeing – speed of current, downstream speed = speed canoeing + speed
of current)

Answers
1. y  7 x  11 8. (5, 3) 15. $1500 – 7%, $550 – 6%

2. y  2x  5 9. (4, -1) 16. 18 pair hockey skates

14 pair figure skates
3. 3 x  4 y  20  0 10. (14, -8)
17. 22L of 20%, 8L of 50%
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4. y x 11. (1, 1) 18. 200g of the 30% mix
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300 g of the 20% mix

5. (-4, 2) 12. (5, -1) 19. Bus 4 hours, Car 2 hours

6. (4, -3) 13. (4, 0) 20. Canoeing speed 3 km/h

Current speed 1 km/h
7. (-3, -3) 14. (20, 6)

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