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Solving systems by elimination

Practise solving systems of equations by elimination through guided questions and word problems. Students learn to identify steps, determine solvable systems by addition, and manipulate equations to eliminate variables at an 8th grade level.

By Edform · Mathematics · Grade 8 · Published Oct 15, 2026 · New

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Questions

  1. What is the first step when using the elimination method to solve the system: 2x + 3y = 12 and 4x - 3y = 6?
  2. Which of the following systems can be solved by directly adding the equations to eliminate one variable?
  3. Solve for x using elimination: 3x + 2y = 14 and 3x - 2y = 10.
  4. Fill in the blank: To use elimination, you often need to multiply one or both equations so that the coefficients of one variable are ___ but with opposite signs.
  5. Choose the correct value: If you add the equations 2x + y = 7 and 3x - y = 8, the result is ___.
  6. Put the steps for solving a system by elimination in the correct order.
  7. Match each system to the variable that will be eliminated by adding the equations.
  8. Sort each system into the variable that can be eliminated by adding the equations.
  9. For each statement about elimination, select True or False.
  10. A word problem leads to the system: x + y = 10 and x - y = 2. What are the values of x and y? (Write as x = , y = )

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