SOLUTION: Is this ordered pair a solution to these equations (2,3) the equations are -2x+3y=5 and 3x+2y=12

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Question 69534This question is from textbook Algebra 1
: Is this ordered pair a solution to these equations
(2,3)
the equations are -2x+3y=5 and 3x+2y=12 This question is from textbook Algebra 1

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plug the pair into the equations
(x,y)=(2,3) (i.e. x=2,y=3)
-2%282%29%2B3%283%29=5
-4%2B9=5
5=5equation is true
Now the 2nd equation
3%282%29%2B2%283%29=12
6%2B6=12
12=12equation is true
So the ordered pair (2,3) is a solution to the equations