Systems of Equations Diagnostic – 2009

Pre-Requisites The sum of the digits of a two-digit

number is 7. When the digits are re-
1. Graph the line y = − 52 x − 3 versed, the number is increased by 27.
Find the number.

6. Solve 3x − 4(x − 15) = 30

2. Graph the line 6x = 9 + 3y 7. Solve 2.5x − .4(.5x + 2) = 10

Skills

8. Solve

3x + 4y = 7 (1)
15x − 5y = 10 (2)

3. Graph the line −2x − 5y = 10

9. Solve in two ways

y = .05x + 2 (3)
4. Write equations to represent the information in the
2x + y = 43 (4)
question below.

The admission fee at a small fair is

$1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults.
On a certain day, 2200 people enter the
fair and $5050 is collected. How many
children and how many adults attended?

5. Write equations to represent the information in the

question below.
1. Graph the line y = − 52 x − 3 6. Solve 3x − 4(x − 15) = 30

3x − 4(x − 15) = 30 (5)

3x − 4x + 60 = 30 (6)
−x = −30 (7)
x = 30 (8)

7. Solve 2.5x − .4(.5x + 2) = 10

2.5x − .4(.5x + 2) = 8.4 (9)

2. Graph the line 6x = 9 + 3y 2.5x − .2x − .8 = 8.4 (10)
2.3x = 9.2 (11)
x=4 (12)

8. Solve

3x + 4y = 7 (13)
15x − 5y = 10 (14)

3. Graph the line −2x − 5y = 10 15x + 20y = 35 (15)

15x − 5y = 10 (16)

25y = 25 Subtract equation 2 (17)

y=1 (18)

3x + 4(1) = 7 (19)
3x = 3 (20)
x=1 (21)
4. Write equations to represent the information in the
question below. (1, 1) (22)
The admission fee at a small fair is
$1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. 9. Solve in two ways
On a certain day, 2200 people enter the
y = .05x + 2 (23)
fair and $5050 is collected. How many
children and how many adults attended? 2x + y = 43 (24)

There were 1500 children and 700 adults. 1.5c + 2x + (.05x + 2) = 43 substitution (25)
4a = 5050 and c + a = 2200
2.05x = 41 (26)
5. Write equations to represent the information in the x = 20 (27)
question below.

The sum of the digits of a two-digit y = .05(20) + 2 (28)

number is 7. When the digits are re- y =1+2 (29)
versed, the number is increased by 27. y=3 (30)
Find the number.
x + y = 7, 10x + y + 27 = 10y + x (20, 3) (31)