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Which ordered pair is a solution to this equation? 3x + 7y = 13 (13, 2) (3, 1) (4, 1) (2, 1)

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(2,1) would be a solution.

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For this case we have the following equation:


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What we should do is find an ordered pair of the form:


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When replacing the ordered pair in the equation, equality must be met.

For the following ordered pair we have:


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Substituting in the given equation we have:


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We observe that both sides of the equation are equal.

Answer:

An ordered pair that is a solution to the equation is:


(x, y) = (2, 1)

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