SOLUTION: Fill in the blank to make the following statement true 4x+9y=7 and 5x+8y=2 is called a ___________ ____ of linear equations a)composition b)solution c)association d)pair

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Question 179697: Fill in the blank to make the following statement true
4x+9y=7 and 5x+8y=2 is called a ________________ of linear equations
a)composition
b)solution
c)association
d)pair
e) system
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Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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e SYSTEM. although this is a PAIR of equations, in order not to confuse
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terminologies we dont use the term PAIR. The ordered PAIR is a Solution to a
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SYSTEM of equations. They are ASSOCIATED in this way alone. I dont know who
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COMPOSED this question but SYSTEM is the answer...