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NAME _____________________________________________ DATE __________________ PERIOD _________

Lesson 8 Reteach
Solve Systems of Equations Algebraically
Example
You own three times as many shares of ABC stock as you do of RST stock.
Altogether you have 380 shares of stock.

a. Write a system of equations to represent this situation.


Draw a bar diagram.

x: ⎫
RST 


⎬ 380

y: ABC ABC ABC 

Use the diagram to write the system. ⎭
y = 3x There are 3 times as many shares ABC stocks as RST stocks.

x + y = 380 The total number of stocks owned is 380.

b. Solve the system algebraically. Interpret the solution.


Since y is equal to 3x, you can replace y with 3x in the second equation.
x + y = 380 Write the equation.
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x + 3x = 380 Replace y with 3x.

4x = 380 Simplify.
4x 380
−− = −−− Division Property of Equality
4 4
x = 95 Simplify.

Since x = 95 and y = 3x, then y = 285 when x = 95. The solution of


this system of equations is (95, 285). This means that you own 95
shares of RST stock and 285 shares of ABC stock.

Exercises
Solve each system of equations algebraically.

1. y = x + 3 2. y = -x - 2 3. y = x + 14
y = 4x y = -2x y = 8x

4. y = x - 6 5. y = -x + 8 6. y = -x
y = 2x y = 3x y = -2x

Course 3 • Chapter 3 Equations in Two Variables 51

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