Thread: ordered pair solution

4x-3y=27; (3,5)

My answer is No.
Question is: Decide whether or not the ordered pair is a solution to the equation.

Originally Posted by Suwanee

4x-3y=27; (3,5)

My answer is No.
Question is: Decide whether or not the ordered pair is a solution to the equation.

if (x,y)=(3,5);

4x-3y=4(3)-3(5)=12-15=-3,

so it does not equal 27.

Ron:

Originally Posted by CaptainBlack

if (x,y)=(3,5);

4x-3y=4(3)-3(5)=12-15=-3,

so it does not equal 27.

Ron:

YES!!!! that's my answer also. Thanks Captain.