SOLUTION: Complete the ordered pair (-1, ___) with the equation: y = 2x - 3

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Question 1091328: Complete the ordered pair (-1, ___) with the equation: y = 2x - 3
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, math_helper:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=2x-3, and we know a value for x is -1
y=2(-1)-3=-5
(-1, -5)

Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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The incomplete pair (-1, __ ) tells you x=-1. They are asking you to plug into y = 2x-3 to find y. That value of y completes the ordered pair:
y = 2(-1) - 3 = -2 - 3 = -5. So the completed ordered pair is (-1, -5).