Guided practice – solving linear equations & inequalities

𝑥−1
1. If 2
= 𝑘 and 𝑘 = 4, what is the value of 𝑥 ?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 8
D) 9

2. If 2x + 4 =20, what is value of 4x + 5?

A) 8
B) 13
C) 32
D) 37

5 1 2 1 5
3. If 6 𝑥 – 6 𝑥 = 3 + 2 + 6 , what is the value of 𝑥 ?
A) 2

B) 3

C) 5

D) 6
𝑥+3
4. If = g and g = 5, What is the value of 𝑥 ?
4

A) 20

B) 18

C) 17

D) 6

5. 8( 𝑥 − 1 ) = 𝑥 ( 𝑎 + 3 ) − 8

In the equation shown above, ∝ is a constant

For what value of ∝ done the equation have

Infinitely many solutions?

A) 0
B) 1
C) 4
D) 5

Student Produced Response – No Calculator

1) -3(2𝑥 − 2.5) = −5(3𝑥 − 1.5)

What is the solution to the equation above?

2) If 5c-12 ≥ 8, what is the least possible value

Of c?

3) If 3𝑥 + 7 = 22, what is the value of 6𝑥 − 8 ?

5 3 3 1
4) If 8 𝑥 − 8
𝑥= 4
+ 2
, what is the value of 𝑥 ?
1 3
5) 2( 2 − 𝑝 ) = 4
+ 8𝑝
 What is the solution to the equation above?

6) -3(4𝑥 − 2.8 ) = −5(4𝑥 − 2.8)

What is the solution to the equation above?

Multiple choice – calculator

1. If 2b – 4 > 6, which of the following best

Describes all possible value of b?
1
A) Any value less then 2
B) Any value greater then 1
3
C) Any value less than 2
D) Any value greater then 5
2. If 12 +3𝑥 is 10 more then 17, what is the value of 4𝑥 ?
A) 3
B) 56
C) 20
D) 40
1 3
3) if 2 g = 5 , what is the value of g?
6
A) 5
4
B) 3
3
C) 5
5
D) 6

1 5
4) If 𝑎 > − , which of the following best
4 8

Describes the possible range of value of 𝑎 ?

5
A) 𝑎 > − 2
5
B) 𝑎 > −
32
5
C) 𝑎 < −
32
5
D) 𝑎 < − 2

5) If 6 + 9x is 20 more then 4, what is the value of 5x?

A) 2

B) 17.5

C) 22.5

D) 28

6) If 7x + 3 = 38, what is the value of 4.5x?

A) 5

B) 17.5

C) 22.5

D) 28
 𝑥+2
7) If 𝑥+1 = 5, what is the value of x?

A) -3
3
B) -
4
3
C) 4

D) 3

8) x + 2x + 3 = 3 (- 5x + 4) – 6 what is the value of x?

1
A) - 6
1
B) 6

C) 1

D) 6Type equation here.

9) which of the following numbers is NOT a solution of the inequality 2x + 3 ≥ 3x – 2?

A) -6

B) – 4

C) 4

D) 6

10) 2 + 8x – 3 = (a + 1) × - 1

In the equation above, a is a constant. For what value of a done the equation have infinitely many solutions.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 7
D) 12

11) If 2a – 3 ≥ 1, what is the least possible value of 2a + 3?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 7
D) 9

12) Let x and y be numbers such that – y < x < y. which of the following must be true?

1. X > 0

2. X > Y

3. ∥ X ∥ < Y

A) 1 Only

B) 2 Only

C) 3 Only

D) 1 and 3 Only
13) If 4 > -2x – 5, which inequality represents the possible range of values of – 10x – 25?

A) – 10x -25 > -0.5

B) – 10x -25 < -0.5

C) – 10x -25 < 20

D) – 10x -25 > 20

14) 2(3x + 2) <3 (2x – 1) which of the following best describes the solution to the above inequality?

A) All real numbers

7
B) 𝑥 < − 6

7
C) 𝑥 > −
12

D) No solution

15) - x + 5 + 12x > - 8 + 11x +2 In the equality above, 𝑥 is a constant. For what value of x does the inequality have
infinite solutions?

A) All real numbers

1
B) 𝑥 > −
2

C) x > 5

D) No solution

16) The sum of three numbers is 670. One of the numbers, x, is 50% more than the sum of the other two numbers.
What is the value of x?

A) 335

B) 402

C) 432

D) 455

17) If x is the average (arithmetic mean) of m and 8, y is the average of 2m and 16, what is the average of x, y, and z
terms of m?

A) m + 6

B) m + 12

C) 2m + 9

D) 3m + 18
Guided practice – Solving Systems Of Equations

Multiple choice – No calculator

1) 3x + 2y = 2
2y – x = -6
What is the solution ( x y ) to the system of equations above ?
A) ( 2, -2 )
B) (2 ,2 )
C) (2, -4 )
D) (2, 4 )
𝑥
2) 𝑦 = 4
3( y + 1 ) = x
If ( x, y) is the solution to the system of equation above, what is the value of y?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 9
D) 12
3) X + y = 3
3x + 2y = 12
Which of the following ordered pairs ( x y ) satisfies the system of equations above?
A) (-2, -2)
B) (3, -3)
C) (6, -3)
D) (3, 6)
4) 2x + 3y = -6
3x – 2y = 17
If ( x y ) is a solution to the system of equations above, what is the value of x – y ?
A) 11
B) 9
C) 7
D) 5
5) 3x – y = y + 8
X + 2y = 8
Based on the system of equations above, what is the value of the product of xy?
A) 2
B) 6
C) 8
D) 16

Multiple choice – calculator

1) X = 2y
Y = 2x
How many solutions does the system of equations have?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) Infinitely many
2) 3x + 2y = -2
6x +𝛼𝑦 = - 6
In the system of equations above, for which value of 𝛼 does the system have no solutions?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
3) 2x +b = y
2y + b = x
In the equations above, b is a constant. How many solutions does this system have?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) Infinitely many
4) 2x +b = 3x – 5
2y + c = 3y – 5
1
In the equation above, b and c are constants. If b is equal to c plus , which of the following is true ?
2
1
A) x is y plus 6
1
B) x is y plus 2
C) x is y plus 1
1
D) x is y minus 2
5) – 3x = 6y + 12
2(2y + 3) = 3x – 2
What is the solution (x, y) to the system of equation above?
A) (0, -2)
B) (-2, 0)
C) (0, 2)
D) (2, -2)
6) 3x + 5y = -2
6x – 𝛼y = -4
In the system of equations above 𝛼 is a constant. For what value of 𝛼 does the equations have infinite
solutions?
A) -10
B) -5
C) 5
D) 10
7) -10x = -5y + 15
4y + 3 = 12x – 5
How many solutions does the system of equations have?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) Infinitely many
8) -2x = 6y + 8
3 (ay + 5) = 4x – 3
For which value of 𝛼 does the system have no solutions
A) -4
B) -3
1
C) − 3
D) 4
 Student Produced Response – Calculator

1) 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 10
3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 20
In the system of equations above, 𝑎 and 𝑏 are constants. If the system has infinitely many solution, what is
𝑎
the value of 𝑏 ?
2) 𝑦 ≤ −15𝑥 + 54
y ≤ 3𝑥
On the 𝑥𝑦 – plane, if a point with coordinates (𝑎 𝑏) line in the solution set of the system inequalities above,
what is the maximum possible value of 𝑏 ?
3) 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = −4
2(𝑥 − 4) = 3𝑦
How many Solution does the above system of equation have?

Guided Practice – Linear Equation, Inequalities, & System in Word Problems

Multiple choice – No Calculator

1) Jack and Amy work at an electronics store, and one of their duties is to email customers when the items they
‘ve ordered are ready to be picked up in the store. One afternoon, jack sent 𝑚 email messages each hour for
3 hours. Amy sent 𝑎 email messages each hour over 4 hours. Which of the following represents the total
number of emails sent by jack and Amy that afternoon?
A) 7𝑚𝑎
B) 12𝑚𝑎
C) 3𝑚 + 4𝑎
D) 4𝑚 + 3𝑎
2) 𝑤 = 4.5𝑎 + 2
A veterinarian uses the model above to estimate the weight,𝑤, of a kitten, in ounces, in terms of the kitten’ s
age, 𝑎, in weeks, between when the kitten is 8 and 16 weeks old. Based on the model, what is the estimated
increase, in the kitten’s weight each week?
A) 38
B) 36
C) 6.5
D) 4.5
3) A restaurant has 15 tables that can sit a total of 86 people. Some tables seat 4 people and others seat 6
people. How many tables sit 6 people?
A) 2
B) 7
C) 8
D) 13
4) 𝑎 = 1.0 + 0.2𝑥
𝑠 = 0.4 + 0.4𝑥
In the equations above, 𝑎 and 𝑠 represent the price per pound, in dollars, of aluminium and steel,
respectively, at a scrap yard, plus an additional surcharge, 𝑥 weeks after delivery to the yard. What was the
price per pound of aluminium when it was the same as the price per pound of steel?
A) $ 1.20
B) $ 1.60
C) $ 2.00
D) $ 5.00