SOLUTION: is the ordered pair (7,8) a solution to the equation x-y=5?

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Question 521169: is the ordered pair (7,8) a solution to the equation x-y=5?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-y=5


7-8=5 ... note: replace x with 7 and y with 8 (since (7,8) means x=7 and y=8)


-1 = 5


Since the last equation is false, the ordered pair is not a solution.


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