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Determine whether the ordered pair (-5,36) is a solution to the equation 2x- y/2 = -8
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Determine whether the ordered pair (-5,36) is a solution to the equation 2x- y/2 = -8

User Joseph Salisbury
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An order pair is in the format of (x,y). Therefore, in the order pair (2,4), 2 is the x and 4 is the y. When you plug these numbers into the equations you don’t get equal answers:

4(2) = 4 - (4)
8 ≠ 0

3(2) = 26 + 5(4)
6 ≠ 46
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