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Please help me! Is the ordered pair, in the form (x, y) x , y , a solution of the equation below?

Ordered Pair: (−1, −12)
Linear Equation: 4x − y = 8
options:
True
False

User MarioZG
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The answer is true because 4 times -1 equals-4. Then -4 minus -12 you would flip the sign to a plus sign and -12 to a positive and -4+12 equals 8.
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