Solving systems of two linear equations

The  exercise appears under the 8th Grade Math Mission. This exercise mixes together solving systems of equations in various forms.

Types of Problems
There is one type of problem in this exercise:


 * 1) Solve system by any means necessary: This problem provides a system of equations. The student is expected to find the solution using any method and provide the solution in the space provided.Soe1.png

Strategies
Knowledge of solving systems of equations is valuable, including graphing, substitution, elimination and even matrices.
 * 1) Research indicates that most problems appear to be elimination centered, but this could change in the future.
 * 2) Calculators with the ability to use matrices and find reduce-row-echelon-form could prove invaluable on this problem for accuracy and efficiency.

Real-life applications

 * 1) Applications include supply and demand lines form business and various other situations where there is information gained from different resources.