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MA.8.AR.4.2 · Algebraic Reasoning

How Many Solutions a Graphed System Has: Sample FAST Questions

A graphed system of two lines has one solution when the lines cross, no solution when they are parallel, and infinitely many when they sit on top of each other. 8th graders read the graph and name which case it is.

How the FAST tests this benchmark

On the FAST, students answer multiple choice and drop-down items about the number of solutions. Parallel lines are the case students miss most, because a graph window can make it look like two lines will meet somewhere off screen.

Skills students need

  • Read one solution from an intersection point
  • Recognize parallel lines as no solution
  • Recognize coinciding lines as infinitely many solutions
  • Connect slope and y-intercept to the number of solutions

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Write a second linear equation in slope-intercept form so that the system with y=12x+3y = \frac{1}{2}x + 3 has infinitely many solutions.

Enter the full expression. If it has a variable, include it.

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MA.8.AR.4.2: Number of Solutions Practice | Algebro