document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=471925>Question 471925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Complete the ordered pair for the equation y=-10x+18 (_, 78) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #323607 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=323607\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ordered pair consists of a value for x along with its corresponding value of y such that when those two values are substituted into the equation the left side of the equation equals the right side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation you are given is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -10x + 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are also told that the value of y in the ordered pair is 78.  Substitute that value into the equation and solve for the corresponding value of x.  Substituting 78 for y results in the equation becoming:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "78 = -10x + 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the 18 on the right side by subtracting 18 from both sides and you have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60 = -10x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x by dividing both sides by -10 and the result is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6 = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now you can say that the ordered pair that makes the equation true is (-6,78).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can check this by returning to the original equation of:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -10x +18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and substitute -6 for x and 78 for y to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "78 = -10*(-6) + 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do the multiplication on the right side (the minus 10 times minus 6) to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "78 = 60 + 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the addition on the right side results in:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "78 = 78<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the ordered pair (-6, 78) makes the equation true (equal on both sides) and is therefore the answer you need.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem.<BR>\n" );
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