SOLUTION: determine if any of the ordered pairs are solutions to the equation given: y= -3x (-5,15) (27,-9)

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Question 438059: determine if any of the ordered pairs are solutions to the equation given: y= -3x (-5,15) (27,-9)
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Substitute the first number in one of your ordered pairs for in your equation. Substitute the second number in that same ordered pair for in your equation. Do the indicated arithmetic. If the result is a true statement, then the ordered pair is an element of the solution set. Otherwise, not.

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