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Answer:

D

Explanation:

2x + y = 4

If you substitute x = 1, and y = -4, then

2(1) - 4 = 2 - 4 = -2 not 4


User Zein Makki
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Answer: Choice D) ordered pair is not a solution to the second equation

We can see this by replacing x and y with 1 and -4 respectively

2x + y = 4

2*1 + y = 4 .... replace x with 1

2*1 + (-4) = 4 ... replace y with -4

2 - 4 = 4

-2 = 4 .... this equation is false because -2 and 4 are different values

The last equation being false means that the original equation 2x+y = 4 is also false when (x,y) = (1,-4). Therefore, this ordered pair is not a solution to the second equation 2x+y = 4

A solution to the system must make BOTH equations true simultaneously, not just one.

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