document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=712262>Question 712262</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine if the ordered pair (12,4) is a solution to y=1/3x-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4=(1/3)(12)-3 ... plug in (12,4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = 12/3 - 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = 4 - 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = 1 ... which is FALSE\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So (12, 4) is NOT a solution </SPAN>\n" );
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