x = 4 y = 2

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2x + 5y = 6

2x + y = 2

x = 1 y = -1

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6x - y = 1

8x - y = 2

x = -1 y = 2

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3x - 2y = 2

3x - 4y = 1

x = 4 y = 5

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4x - 2y = 6

4x - y = 5

x = 0.5 y = 2

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x - 2y = -3

x - 3y = -4

x = 5 y = 2

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6x + 2y = 10

4x + 2y = 8

x = 2 y = 2

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x + 3y = 5 x

+ 2y = 3

x = 1 y = 0.5

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2x - 3y = 1

4x - 3y = 5

x = 4 y = 1

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4x + 2y = 6

4x + y = 7

x = -1 y = 1

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3x - 5y = -4

5x - 5y = 0

x = -3 y = 3

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6x + 2y = 8

6x + 4y = 4

x = -3 y = 3

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x + 3y = 4 x

+ 4y = 6

x = 2 y = -1

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5x + y = 18

2x + y = 9

x = -2 y = 2

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3x + 4y = 3

3x + 6y = 9

x = 5 y = 1

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x + 3y = 6 x

+ 2y = 3

x = 2 y = -2

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3x - 2y = 10

2x - 2y = 6

x = 1 y = 2

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5x + 2y = 24

3x + 2y = 16

x = 3 y = 3

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8x - 5y = 7

8x - 4y = 12

x = 0.5 y = 1

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3x - 5y = 10

2x - 5y = 5

x = 2 y = 1

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3x + 4y = 23

2x + 4y = 18

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Answer Sheet

15 12 14 11 16

19 9

1 13

17 18

6 4

20 2

8 3 7 10 5