8.1-8.4 Worksheet
1. Solve
by graphing
y
5
4
3
2
1
–5
–4
–3
–2
–1
–1
1
2
3
4
x
5
–2
–3
–4
–5
2. Solve using elimination.
Solution: (
,
)
3. An employee at a party store is assembling balloon bouquets. For a graduation party, he assembled 4 small balloon
bouquets and 9 large balloon bouquets, which used a total of 248 balloons. Then, for a Father's Day celebration, he
used 200 balloons to assemble 1 small balloon bouquet and 8 large balloon bouquets. How many balloons are in
each bouquet?
Equation 1: ____________________
Equation 2: ____________________
Balloons in each bouquet: _________________
4. Solve
by substitution.
5. Solve
by substitution.
Solution: (
Solution: (
, )
, )
6. There are a total of 34 lions and hyenas. Each lion eats 4 antelope. Each hyena eats 3 antelope. 117 antelope are
eaten.
Equation 1: _____________________
Equation 2: _____________________
Lions: ____________
Hyenas: __________
7. Solve
using elimination.
8. Solve
Solution: (
, )
by graphing
y
5
4
3
2
1
–5
–4
–3
–2
–1
–1
1
2
3
4
5
x
–2
–3
–4
–5
9. The cats Killer and Croaker are catching mice on the waterfront. Killer has already caught 29 mice and catches 87
more mice each month. Croaker has already caught 282 mice and catches 64 more mice each month. How many
months until both cats catch the same amount of mice and how many mice are there?
Equation 1: ____________________
Equation 2:____________________
Months: _______
Mice: _________
10. Solve
using any method.
Solution: (
, )
11. The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the school
sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on the second day by
selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Find the price of a senior citizen ticket and the price of a child
ticket.
Equation 1: ___________________
Equation 2: ___________________
Cost of senior ticket: ______________