SOLUTION: Estimate the monthly insurance premium for a 48-year-old male smoker. Find an ordered pair that is solution for the liner equation 2x-3y=12

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Question 1178688: Estimate the monthly insurance premium for a 48-year-old male smoker. Find an ordered pair that is solution for the liner equation
2x-3y=12
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2x-3y=12
x is the age of a male smoker
x=48
2%2A48-3y=12
96-12=3y
84=3y
y=84%2F3
y=28->the monthly insurance premium for a 48-year-old male smoker