SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS – PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
2x + 5y = 9
2x + 3y = 7
2.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
3x + 4y = 23
2x – 4y = 2
3.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
7x + 2y = 33
4x + 2y = 24
4.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
10x + y = 29
7x + y = 20
5.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
3x + 2y = 17
5x – 2y = 7
6.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
4x + 5y = 13
4x – 3y = 5
7.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
3x + 5y = 19
7x – 5y = 11
8.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
5x + 2y = 17
4x + y = 10
9.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
6x + 5y = 13
2x + 3y = 3
10.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
3x + 2y = 23
4x – y = 16
11.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
4x + 3y = 10
3x + 2y = 7
12.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
3x + 5y = 14
2x + 3y = 9
13.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
3x + 4y = 11
7x – 3y = 1
14.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
7x + 3y = 27
3x – 2y = 5
15.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
5x + 6y = 13
3x + 4y = 8
16.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
2x + 5y = 21
3x – 7y = 17
17.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
9x – 5y = 30
2x + 5y = 25
18.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
5x + 8y = 19
3x + 4y = 9
19.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
8x – 3y = 12
3x + 2y = 17
20.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
10x + 4y = 32
3x + 4y = 4
21.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
5x – 3y = 24
3x + 2y = 3
22.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
6x + 7y = 11
4x + 3y = 9
23.
Solve the simultaneous equations:
10x + 9y = 23
5x – 3y = 34
24.
A café sells baguettes and sandwiches.
The first customer buys 3 baguettes and 4 sandwiches for £27.
The second customer buys 2 baguettes and 3 sandwiches for £19.
Find the cost of each item.
25.
A grocer sells apples and bananas.
The cost of 3 apples and 4 bananas is £1.90.
The cost of 7 apples and 3 bananas is £2.85.
Find the cost of each item.
26.
Find x and y.
2x
4x – y
x+5
x+y y + 10
27.
50 tickets were sold for a concert.
Adult tickets cost £5 and child tickets cost £2.
The total money taken from the sale of the tickets was £160.
Find the number of child tickets sold and the number of adult tickets sold.
28.
A football team played 35 games last season.
The team receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and no points for a loss.
The team lost 9 games and ended the season with 58 points.
Find how many wins and draws the team had last season.