Here's what I would have submitted: Question 1: [-5] [-5] [ 1] [ 1] [ 0] [ 0] x2 *[ 0] + x4 * [-2] + x6 * [ 2] [ 0] [ 1] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [-1] [ 0] [ 0] [ 1] Question 2: A, B, D, and M. They have pivots in every row. Question 3: B. It's the only one with a pivot in every column.