Solving Systems of Equations
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GRE Quantitative Reasoning › Solving Systems of Equations
Solve the system of equations.
Explanation
The easiest way to solve this question is to use substitution. Since you can replace y for 7x-2 in the other equation.
You should have
.
Distribute the 2 to the parentheses.
Add 4 to both sides of the equation.
Subtract 6x from both sides.
Divide by 8 to get x.
Put 1 back in to either equation for x to solve for y.
Solve this system of equations:
Explanation
To solve this system of equations, multiply the first equation by .
Now add the two equations together to remove the terms.
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Divide both sides by .
Plug the value of the variable, which is
into one of the equations.
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides by
is the correct answer for this system of equations.
Solve this system of equations.
Explanation
To solve this system of equations, subtract the second equation from the first.
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Now, substitute in the value for x into one of the equations to solve for the value of .
Now subtract five from each side.
Divide both sides by negative 2:
is the correct answer.
Solve this system of equations.
Explanation
To solve this system of equations, add. This will eliminate or remove the terms.
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Divide both sides by
To get the value of replace the variable with the value of that variable in one of the equations.
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides of the equation by
is the correct answer.
Unsolvable
Explanation
To answer this question you must first solve for one of the variables. This can be done with either variable with either equation. In this example of how to solve the problem we will solve for y using the second equation
subtract 8x from both sides
divide both sides by y
Now we plug this into the first equation for the y variable
Distribute the 3
Simplify
subtract 9 from both sides
divide by -2 on both sides
Using this we solve for y in the second equation
simplify
add 8 to both sides
divide by 4 on both sides
Final answer and
Solve this system of equations:
Explanation
Set both equations equal to each other and solve.
Add to both sides of the equation.
Add to both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides by 8.
Plug the value of the variable into one of the equations to get the value of
is the correct answer for this system of equations.
Solve each system of equations.
Explanation
To solve this system of equations, you are given the value of .
The second equation is
So you put the value of into the second equation.
Combine like terms.
Add to both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides by .
Substitute the value of x in one of the equations to get the value of y.
is the correct answer.
Solve the system of equations.
Explanation
To cancel out the terms, multiply
by
Then add:
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Plug the value of which is
into one of the equations to get the value of
.
is the correct answer.
Solve the systems of equations.
Explanation
In order to eliminate the terms, first multiply the first equation by
Then multiply the second equation by
This will now eliminate the terms when added together.
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Divide both sides by
Now substitute the value of which is
to get the value of in one of the the two original equations.
Add to both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides by
is the correct answer.
Solve each system of equations.
Explanation
Using the substitution method, set both systems of equations equal to each other.
Isolate the variable by adding to both sides of the equation.
Add to both sides.
Divide both sides by 3.
To get the value of y, substitute the value of x in one of the equations.
is the correct answer.