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Which ordered pair is a solution of the equation 5x-3y=-12 A) (-3,-1) B) (-1,-2) C) (-1,-3) D) (-2,-1) PLEASE EXPLAIN ANSWER
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Which ordered pair is a solution of the equation 5x-3y=-12

A) (-3,-1)
B) (-1,-2)
C) (-1,-3)
D) (-2,-1)

PLEASE EXPLAIN ANSWER

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User Stanley Gong
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The answer is A, (-3,-1), because when you plug this into the equation -3=x-value and -1=y-value, so the equation would look like 5(-3)-3(-1)=-12, and it does equal -12 so it is correct.
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