SOLUTION: Is the ordered pair (-3, 6) a solution of 4x - 2y < 2? Could you please help me to solve this problem, step by step? Thank you. Cynthia

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Question 282457: Is the ordered pair (-3, 6) a solution of 4x - 2y < 2?
Could you please help me to solve this problem, step by step?
Thank you.
Cynthia

Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is asking you to put x=-3 and y=6.
Put them into the inequality and see if it is true.
4(-3)-2(6)=-12-12=-24
Is -24 less than 2? Certainly. Hence, the ordered pair is a solution to the inequality.