Icous equations Topic 5: Elimination method involving different coefficients a 2x + 3y = 6 QUESTION 1 Solve the following pairs of simultaneous equations by the method of elimination. x- y = 3 b 4 x + 7y = 8 x - y=2 C 3a + 56 =6 2a + b = 4 d 4m - 5n = -14 2m + 3n = 4 e 5x - 2y = 7 f 2a - 56 =3 3x + y =2 5a - 2b =-3 QUESTION 2 Use the method of elimination to solve the following pairs of simultaneous equations. a 3x + y = 5 b 2m + n =6 x + 3y =7 3m - 2n = 2 x + 3y = 18 d 4x + 9y = 4 C 2x - 4y = 6 3x- y=3 f 5x + 2y = 2 e 2x + 3y = 1 -x+ 3y = 3 4x - y = 9