document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264820>Question 264820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Verify that the ordered pair (3, 2) is a solution to the equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "     3x + 4y = 17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way of writing (3,2) is x=3 and y=2. Knowing this we can plug the numbers into the equation like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(3) + 4(2) = 17 Now do the calculations to get :<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+8=17 There we go. It works out. <BR>\n" );
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